M63, The Sunflower Galaxy
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Date: |
4/21/01 |
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Exposure: |
LRGB: 20x5m,
3x5m, 3x5m, 3x10m. RGB binned 2x2.
-10°C, 2.65 arc-sec./pixel |
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Processing: |
Acquired,
reduced, aligned, combined and RGB combine in Maxim, L+RGB combine, curves,
levels, bloom repair and other adjustments in Photoshop. |
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Hardware: |
TV-140 5.5” f/5
APO refractor, ST-8E NABG/CFW-8A CCD camera, G-11 mount, Hutech LPS filter. |
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Software: |
MaxImDL/CCD
v2.11, TheSky v.5.00.010, RoboFocus v2.13, Photoshop v.6.0.1 |
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Location: |
32N, 111W, 893
meters Elevation |
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Comments: |
Tough image with
this image scale. Could use even more
exposure. |