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M100 (NGC 4321
A grand design spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, 55 million light years away and part of the Virgo cluster.
V and R filters used
| Object ID | M100, NGC 4321 Coma Berenices 7.4′ x 6.3′ Mag. 9.5 |
| Details | 2022-03-20 |
| Telescope | 240mm f4.8 Newtonian R, V filters |
| Camera | Atik 460EX @-10 °C |
| Exposure(s) | 20 x 180s V 20 x 180s R d,f,b |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop |
M101 Pinwheel Galaxy
| Object ID | M101 Ursa Major |
| Details | Mag. 7.8 Size 28′.8 × 26′.9 |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | QHY168C @-15°C IDAS P2 |
| Exposure(s) | 30x180s 10/50 gain/offset darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop, Topaz DeNoise AI |
M95, M96
| Object ID | M95, M96 Leo |
| Details | 2021-02-14 Mag. 11.4 // 10.1 Size 3.1’x2.9′ // 7.6’x5.2′ |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | QHY168C @-15°C IDAS P2 |
| Exposure(s) | 15x240ss 2/20 gain/offset darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI |
M109
Strong moonlight
| Object ID | M109 Ursa Major |
| Details | 2021-01-23 Mag. 10.6 Size 7.6’x4.7′ |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | QHY168C @-15°C IDAS P2 |
| Exposure(s) | 15x240s 2/20 gain/offset darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI |
M108
Strong moonlight
| Object ID | M108 Ursa Major |
| Details | 2021-01-23 Mag. 10.7 Size 8.7’x2.2′ |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian MPCC |
| Camera | QHY168C @-15°C IDAS P2 |
| Exposure(s) | 20x240s 2/20 gain/offset darks, flats, bias |
| Capture | NINA |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop, Topaz Denoise AI |
M92 (NGC 6341)
240s exposures in each of RGB this time instead of my usual 180s. Strong moonlight though but APP dealt with the gradients pretty well. Much deeper into the fainter stars.
| Object ID | M13 Globular, Hercules NGC 6341 |
| Details | Mag 6.3 Size 14′ |
| Telescope | 250mm f4.8 Newtonian |
| Camera | Atik 460EX @-15C |
| Exposure(s) | 5x240s ea RGB draks, flats, bias |
| Capture | APT |
| Processing | APP, Photoshop |