M65/M66 Spiral Galaxies in Leo
Uploaded 3/17/16
This
bright pair shows plenty of fine details upon close inspection,
and a definite color difference between the more white M66 on
the left and the more yellow M65 on the right. | |
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Instrument: 10" f/3.9 Orion Astrograph Newtonian with Baader MPCC
Mount: Astrophysics 1200 QMD
CCD Camera: SBIG 10XME NABG with Enhanced Water Cooling
Guider: Meade DSI Pro w/80mm piggyback refractor
Exposure: LRGB = 60:5:5:5
AstroDon RGB Combine Ratio: 1: 1.05: 1.2
Location: Payson, Arizona, Elevation: 5150 ft.
Sky: Seeing FWHM = 3 arcsec , Transparency 6/10
Outside Temperature: 35 F
CCD Temperature: -20 C
Image Processing Tools:
Maxim DL6: Calibration, deblooming (Starizona Debloomer), aligning, stacking
PixInsight: Curves, Deconvolution
Photoshop CS2: Curves, Color Correction, Gradient removal (Grad Xterminator), Cleanup
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