M 66 Galaxy in Leo
 


 

Exposure Data: 25.02.2003. LRGB: L=16x5min. (2x2), R=5x5min. (3x3), G=5x5min. (3x3), B=5x8min. (3x3), compl. 2 3/4 hours. 
 
Processing: Acquired via MSB AstroArt, no darks+flats, Median combined (1:1,1:1,2) in MaxIm DL, RL-deconvolved in AIP4Win, registered in RegiStar, LRGB combined and many other processing steps in Photoshop.
 
Optical System: 348/3007mm Hypergraph-Cassegrain, Starlight Xpress SXV-H9, AstroMechanik Filter wheel AM4 and Idas LRGB-Filterset Type 2, Astro-Physics 1200 QMD with Koch FS-2-GoTo. Off-axis guided with Starlight Xpress MX 516 without AO7.
 
Comments: Average FWHM was 2,9 arc-seconds, Medium transparency, extreme lousy seeing conditions. My first try in DDP.
 
Author: Michael Breite
 

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