Sombrero Galaxy M104

[Ric]

Hi all, heres an image I took of M104 tonight. All the neighbours were out so I had a lovely dark area, I just had to time the images to beat the rising Moon.

Imaging consisted of
60 in Lum @ 30 seconds each.
20 each of RGB @ 30 seconds each.

Imaged in Envisage
Tracked in Alt/Az with Star Atlas Pro
Processed with MaximDL

Edit: I've had a bit more sleep now and processed it again with clearer eyes this should be a lot better.

Cheers

[ballaratdragons]

That is Great Ric!

I tried last night but the Moon washed it out too much. I will try again in the next few nights.

[Ric]

Thanks Ken, I live on the west side of a hill so I can get nearly an extra 2 hours from Moon rise before it becomes a problem, a real bonus sometimes.

Cheers

[EzyStyles]

great shot Ric. I like it alot. there is abit of gradient around M104 which can be remove quite easily.

[Astroman]

Ahhh theres me old favorite, thanks for sharing. I was wondering when people were going to start trying for this one.

[spearo]

I'm envious! It was hiding behind a tree for me last night!!!
frank

[Ric]

Thanks all, Frank it was sitting to the left of our tree.

Cheers

[spearo]

I could have sworn I heard the chainsaw calling me from the shed last night....but i like my tree too much
:]
frank

[Ric]

Not the Braidwood chainsaw massacree :lol:

Cheers

[Garyh]

Well done Ric!! really nice for such short subs!
Cheers