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A couple of galaxies
Had another go last night from suburban Melbourne while we approach a new moon with clear skies. I decided to shoot a couple of galaxies that were favourably placed between trees and buildings and were a bit more of a challenge from light polluted skies. Popular M104 and not so photographed M61. M61 is part of the Virgo cluster so a few faint friends have appeared in the frame. Warm nights here in Melbourne are creating issues with noise on uncooled cameras. More subs would have helped but I can't justify the extra time needed when sleep is more important. Something must be sacrificed!
M104 - 20 x 1min 1600 iso darks, no flats.
M61 - 3 x 1min, 7 x 40 secs 1600 iso darks, no flats.
SW f 5.5 Esprit 100 and Canon unmodded 550d on HEQ5 pro.
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