Spiral Galaxy M106 in Canes Venatici

[Danilo Pivato]

Hi all,
this is a new image performed with BRC250 Takahashi
F=1268 f/5 & ccd ST-10XME filter: Luminance - Location: Rome:

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_...m106_brc_L.htm

and comparison with old shots of the 2008 made instrument Flat Field
Camera F= 760mm f/4, at Mt. Amiata (Grosseto - Italy):

http://www.danilopivato.com/tabulae_...0_n60/m106.htm

Best regards,
Danilo Pivato
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[gregbradley]

Beautifully sharp and detailed galaxy but you've also sharpened the stars and they look harsh and a bit eggy. I suggest redoing that and keeping the stars out of the sharpening process by using a mask of some type.

Also a star rounding procdure would help a bit as well.

Greg.