NGC 4594 Sombrero Galaxy
This is only the second time I’ve imaged this weird looking galaxy
Last night conditions and seeing were superb, no moon, no wind , no dew , no mozzies and low jetstream, simply a beautiful night !! High cloud rolled in on my last sub at around 11.30pm
8” F5 Bintel newt on an EQ6-R Mount
Canon 600D stock camera with Baader coma corrector and home made cooling fan ( no filters )
ISO 800
32 x 4 minute dithered guided subs
25 x darks
PHD2 guiding ( best numbers yet for this rig which is carrying 15kg , 0.70 to 0.80 arc sec error )
Medium dithered every sub
Frame , focus and capture BYEOS
Goto and tracking EQMOD, StellariumScope and Stellarium
Stacked in DSS
Processed in Startools V1.4
Full view and cropped version
Comments most welcome
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