[RobF (Rob)]

Hi all

The purchase of my QHY9 and very average weather slowed my progress imaging objects listed in Glen Cozen's "All Sky Messier Catalogue". This is one is a reasonably bright barred spiral in Leo (apparent Mag 9.7) that Mssr Messier missed, although certainly brighter than many others he did catalogue.

There don't seem to have been many shots of this one posted, so thought I'd share before whacking on the website. I did start on some RGB frames, but between clouds and the neighbours roof I wasn't able to glean any more. I'm happy this is a nicely representative shot though, albeit pushed fairly hard.

Thanks for looking


3x5mins + 2x10mins mono (Lum) only
QHY9 + MPCC/IDAS on 8 Inch Newt
Cropped to about 30% of Prime Focus field