Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Coma Berenices (Com)  ·  Contains:  M 86  ·  M 88  ·  M 98  ·  NGC 4192  ·  NGC 4406  ·  NGC 4438  ·  NGC 4501  ·  The star 6Com
6 Com galaxies, Richard
6 Com galaxies
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6 Com galaxies

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
6 Com galaxies, Richard
6 Com galaxies
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6 Com galaxies

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Description

A "galaxy season" wide-field view of a number of galaxies, notably M100, M98, M99 around star 6 Com; M86 and M84; and M88 and M87.

Capture details:

iOptron SkyGuider mount on standard 1.5" tripod (at lowest height), roughly polar-aligned. Canon EOS 5D III DSLR and Canon EF200mm f2.8L II lens attached to mount via lens tripod foot.

10x light frames / 30s / f3.5 / ISO 400

6x dark frames

~50x bias frames

no flats

All image processing done in PixInsight. Square-cropped from the original.

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Description: Applied PhotometricColorCalibration and altered noise reduction in LR.

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6 Com galaxies, Richard