NGC 7479
Published in Amateur Astrophotography Magazine Issue 68
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine October 2019
Published in Astronomy Now Magazine September 2020
NGC 7479 is a barred spiral galaxy ain the constellation Pegasus. It is 105 million light years from Earth.
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Nomenclature:  NGC 7479, Caldwell 44, UGC 12343, PGC 70419
Right Ascension: 23:04:56.6
Declination: +12:19:22
Size: 4.1 arc min
Discovery: William Herschel in 1784

EQUIPMENT USED
APM TMB LZOS 152 refractors
10Micron GM2000 HPS mount
QSI6120 CCD cameras
Astrodon filters
IMAGE CAPTURE
Luminance: 52x600 bin 1x1
Red: 51x300 bin 1x1
Green: 46x300 bin 1x1
Blue: 47x300 bin 1x1
Total integration: 20.7 hours
Pixel scale: 0.534 arcsec/pixel
Field radius: 0.372 degrees
Capture dates: 3-13 August 2019
Capture location:  Fregenal de la Sierra, Spain
IMAGE PROCESSING
Pre-processing: CCDStack2
Post-processing: Photoshop CS2