Hi all,
I was hoping to wrap this one up with 10 hours of integration, only to realize that this galaxy is fainter than I thought. I went a little over 24 hours (plus 5h of L-Extreme data), making good use of 4 clear nights in a row in Melbourne. It could probably do with a little more still just to reduce the noise further on the outer edge of the galaxy without noise reduction making it look too soft. However, I think I'm done with this target now - 24h is a PB for me.
Captured with a OSC camera and no filter. However, I enhanced the galaxy with hydrogen using the red channel of an image I acquired with the L-Extreme filter. The method used was similar to the one used
here.
Initially I wanted to frame the galaxy only, but there are so many smaller galaxies nearby that came out quite nicely. I hope you all enjoy. As usual, constructive criticism is most welcome.
Bigger version here.
Clear skies,
Stéphane