Imaging telescopes or lenses: ORION Personnal 14" Newton customized
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI 294MC Pro · ZWO ASI290MM-Cool
Mounts: EQ 8
Guiding telescopes or lenses: SkyWatcher 114/500
Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI 120MM (Guiding)
Focal reducers: ASA Astrosysteme KORR2 0.73
Software: PHD · SIRIL · ADOBE Photoshop CS2
Dates:Dec. 30, 2018
Frames: 160x90"
Integration: 4.0 hours
Avg. Moon age: 23.27 days
Avg. Moon phase: 38.18%
Astrometry.net job: 3936813
RA center: 2h 22' 34"
DEC center: +42° 20' 38"
Pixel scale: 0.438 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 48.035 degrees
Field radius: 0.207 degrees
Resolution: 2810x1914
Locations: Home, GIMEUX, CHARENTE, France
Data source: Backyard
I love this galaxy because it reminds me the first pictures of the milky way I took in 1985.
Made with the ASI 294 MC Pro and Newton 350 f/3,6 (3 hours). 1 hour of short exposures with the ASI 290 MM cooled is aded for the details.
CS JF
Description: Background noise and star colors enhanced
Description: Background and contrast enhanced to save the faintest objects.
Description: Starless trial with photoshop.
Description: Background set to 24.
Description: Background and star color enhanced.
Description: Background reset to 22
Description: Topaze denois AI layer mixed in background.
Description: Tried to add Ha layer Taken with Philippe Lamothe's RC 14"
| ZWO ASI 294MC PRO |
| Suburban Astrophotography |
| Cooled Color Cams |
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