NGC 613

Constellation: Sculptor

NGC 613 is a a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation of Sculptor, located about 67 million Ly from Earth. Link to interactive sky chart.

Dates:

This is derived from the outstanding data taken by Martin Pugh during the months of September and October 2023 (Martin’s website: Remote Astrophotography with Martin Pugh (martinpughastrophotography.space).

His telescope is located in Chile (Observatory: El Sauce).

Colour palette is LHaRGB.

Telescope & Mount:

Planewave CDK24 (F6.5) on a Planewave L600 mount.

Imaging:

Camera: Moravian G3-61000 (bin 2×2)

Data:
Nebula:
Astrodon Ha: 12x900s
Astrodon L: 35x900s
Astrodon R: 22x900s
Astrodon G: 25x900s
Astrodon B: 22x900s

Total integration time: 20h