NGC 4242 (UGC 7323, PGC 39423 and others) is a somewhat distorted spiral located approximately 18 million light-years away in Canes Venatici.
Luminance – 24x600s – 240 minutes – binned 1x1
RGB – 10x300s – 50 minutes each – binned 2x2
390 minutes total exposure – 6 hours 30 minutes
Imaged April 21st through the 25th, 2022 from Dark Sky New Mexico at Rancho Hidalgo (Animas, New Mexico) with a SBIG STF-8300M on an Astro-Tech AT12RCT at f/8 2432mm.
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