Number 101 on the Messier list of "not comets", this large spiral galaxy fits nicely into my FOV.I shot this last week on my second night at the 3RF Comanche Springs Astronomy Campus (after Markarian's Chain). In addition to the standard LRGB data (color and luminance), I also shot through a Hydrogen Alpha filter to capture the bright red "knots" of star formation going on in the spiral arms.
Look closely and you can see many more galaxies in this shot!
Imaging stats:
TEC 140 w/flattener
STL-11000M -30C
LHaRGB 120/75/30/40/25 (RGB binned 2x2)
CCDStack, CS4
3 comments:
Dude, this is an awesome image! When I grow up I want my data to look like that. Thanks for posting it.
Howdy PB! Thanks for stopping by and for your kind words. Nice to hear from a fellow Texan :)
I visited your blog -- you're doing some fine work!
Thanks, Neutronman! Do you mind if I link to your blog? That way I can find it more easily and more often.
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