The Blackeye Galaxy
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M64 The Blackeye Galaxy |
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(Move your mouse over image to see my original processing before I learned Photoshop techniques)
| Date: | April 25, 2001 (Reworked 02-04-03) |
| Exposure: | LRGB 120:30:40:50 : 12 x 600s L, 3 x 600 R, 4 x 600 G, 5 x 600 B |
| Processing: | MaxIm DDP, Stretch - Reprocessing with MaxIm, ddp on L layer only, RGB combine in MaxIm, LRGB in Photoshop with adjustments to color, levels, curves, saturation. Also slight unsharp to Galaxy and blur to stars. I was very pleased with the details that were able to be drawn out of the original with the additional techniques I learned from Ron Wodaski's book. |
| Conditions: | Good clear night with low humidity |
| Scope: | C14 @ f/7 |
| Mount: | Celestron CI700 w/SkyWalker II GoTo |
| Camera: | SBIG ST-9E, -30°, Celestron 6.3 Focal Reducer |
| Comments: | The mount co-operated tonight and the tracking was as good as it has ever been. Clear skies and no wind. |