M100 (Com)

M100 (Com)

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Date/Site: 26. April and 1. Mai 2024. Remote observatory on the AAR club's site in Presberg
Exposure/
Filter:
RGB: 65 x 300 seconds (-10°C),
L: 65 x 300 seconds (-20°C)
Camera/
Optics/
Instrument:
Touptek 294CP on 150mm f/5 Newton with 2" Skywatcher Comacorrector,
Moravian G3-16200 with Astronomik Type II-filter on 250mm f/4,7 Newton with VIP-3010 Paracorr on 10Micron GM1000 HPS
Data acquired remotely using N.I.N.A.,
Guiding: ASI120 attached to a 61mm-finder,
Focusing with Microtouch,
Calibration with MaximDL 6, processing in PixInsight 1.8

M100 is surrounded by a host of smaller galaxies.
An older version:

M100 (Com)

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Date/Site: 4. and 17. May 2020. Remote observatory on the AAR club's site in Presberg
Exposure/
Filters:
R: 20 x 180 seconds,
G: 23 x 180 seconds,
B: 20 x 180 seconds (-20°C)
Camera: QSI 632 with Astronomik Type II-filters
Optics/
Instrument:
250mm f/4 Newton with Baader RCC1 on 10Micron GM1000 HPS
Guiding: Lodestar attached to a 61mm-finder,
focusing: Microtouch and FocusMax,
data acquired remotely using CCD-Commander and MaximDL 6,
calibration and processing: PixInsight 1.8

 

© Friedhelm Hübner, last revision:  06.05.2025