Interacting Galaxies NGC6621 & 6622, a.k.a. Arp81 - 280Mly distant in Draco
Imaged from Nova Scotia, Fall, 2020

LRGB Combination
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Altitude at culmination 66° | |
| Minimum Airmass Value (sec z) 1.1 | |
| Mean FWHM with 14.5" 2.8 arc-s | |
| Taking Camera SBIG STL-11002XM | Nova Scotia Fall, 2020, skies ~mag 6.6 - CCD @ -20C |
| Imaging OTA | AGO 14.5" iDK |
| Equivalent focal length and ratio | 2465mm @ f/6.7 |
| Mount | Astro-Physics 1600GTO |
| Guiding | PHD2/ONAG/Ultrastar Pro |
| RGB Total Integration Time 6hrs | L9x10 min, R9x10 min G9x10 min, B9x10 min, Astrodon Gen 2 I series Filters. All Binned 1X1 | Acquisition | Main Sequence Software-Sequence Generator Pro | Calibration and Stacking | Darks, Flats and Bias - Stacked and calibrated with PixInsight |
| Processed | PixInsight, Affinity Photo v.2.53 and Bob Franke's CCDBand-Aid |

Annotated Frame
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