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The latest images from the back yard during galaxy season! The first is M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, and the second image is a barred spiral galaxy named NGC 2903. Our own Milky Way is also a barred spiral galaxy, so this is a good visualization of what aliens from another galaxy might see if looking at our galaxy. These targets were imaged over several nights.
-Celestron EdgeHD 8 scope with 0.7x reducer making it 1422mm focal length
-ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooled camera
-ZWO EAF focuser
-iOptron HAE43 Strain Wave Gear mount
-Optolong L-Pro filter
-Pegasus Astro Mini Powerbox
-Orion 60mm guide scope
-Orion Starshoot autoguider
-Controlled with a MeLE Quieter4C mini PC running Windows
Software
-Sequence Generator Pro for acquisition
-PixInsight and Photoshop for image processing
-PHD2 guiding software
-Total integration time of 5.75hrs on M82
-Total integration time of 3.5hrs on NGC 2903
M82
NGC 2903
-Celestron EdgeHD 8 scope with 0.7x reducer making it 1422mm focal length
-ZWO ASI2600MC Pro cooled camera
-ZWO EAF focuser
-iOptron HAE43 Strain Wave Gear mount
-Optolong L-Pro filter
-Pegasus Astro Mini Powerbox
-Orion 60mm guide scope
-Orion Starshoot autoguider
-Controlled with a MeLE Quieter4C mini PC running Windows
Software
-Sequence Generator Pro for acquisition
-PixInsight and Photoshop for image processing
-PHD2 guiding software
-Total integration time of 5.75hrs on M82
-Total integration time of 3.5hrs on NGC 2903
M82
NGC 2903
