Imaging telescopes or lenses: Explore Scientific ES127mm f/7.5 ED APO triplet
Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600MM-Cool
Mounts: Celestron CGX
Guiding telescopes or lenses: Orion ST 80
Guiding cameras: Lodestar X2
Software: Photoshop CS3 · PHD2 · Sequence Generator Pro · PixInsight
Filters: Astronomik Red · Green · Blue · Optolong L-pro · CLS
Accessory: ZWO 8x 1.25" Filter Wheel (EFW) · Hotech 2" SCA Self-Centering Field Flattene Hotech SCA Field Flattner · MoonLite 2.5" Focuser with MotorFocus · QHYCCD PoleMaster
Dates:March 17, 2019 , March 26, 2019 , April 1, 2019
Frames:
Blue: 120x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
CLS: 170x60" (gain: 0.00) -20C bin 1x1
Green: 120x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Optolong L-pro: 150x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Astronomik Red: 120x30" (gain: 75.00) -20C bin 1x1
Integration: 7.1 hours
Darks: ~50
Flats: ~50
Bias: ~50
Avg. Moon age: 19.08 days
Avg. Moon phase: 54.11%
Astrometry.net job: 2621702
RA center: 12h 39' 59"
DEC center: -11° 37' 33"
Pixel scale: 0.694 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 4.232 degrees
Field radius: 0.309 degrees
Resolution: 2452x2074
Data source: Backyard
This is my first completed galaxy of the season. The Sombrero Galaxy has always been one of my favorite galaxies - something about that flat edge-on look. It's an extremely low object for me to capture and never rises above 35 degrees high in the south in my location.
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