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Stephan's Quintet - NGC7317-20
HX916, 6" Mak-Newt @ f6 on GP-DX (11/04/02) - guided with STV
Clear Filter, 12x3min + 50x1.5min (total of 111 min) unbinned
NGC891
Luminance:
HX916, 6" Mak-Newt @ f6 on GP-DX (11/03/02) - guided with STV
Clear Filter, 30x3min unbinned
RGB = used widefield image from 10/20/02 below
NGC891 - Widefield
HX916, Tak FS60C f5.9 on GP-DX (10/30/02) - guided with STV
Luminance: Clear Filter + IDAS LPS, 11x3min unbinned
RGB = (R:5x90sec, G:5x70sec, B:5x80sec, unbinned, Astronomik Filters + IDAS LPS)
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy
HX916, Tak FS-60C @f4.4on LX200 Saddle Mount - guided with STV (8/29/02)
HX916, Tak FS-60C @f4.4 on EM-10 GEM mount - guided with STV (9/27/02)
Luminance: Clear Filter + IDAS LPS, 12x3min unbinned (8/29/02) and
Clear Filter, 26x3 (9/27/02) for a total of 114 minutes of Lum exposure.
RGB = (R:5x2min, G:5x90sec, B:8x100sec, unbinned, Astronomik Filters + IDAS LPS) (8/29/02) and
(R:5x2min, G:5x90sec, B:5x100sec, unbinned, Astronomik Filters ) (9/27/02)
NGC7331 - HX916, 6" f6 MakNewt on LX200 Saddle Mount (9/03/02) - guided with STV
Luminance: Clear Filter + IDAS LPS, 22x3min unbinned
RGB = (R:5x2min, G:5x90sec, B:8x100sec, 2x binned, Astronomik Filters + IDAS LPS)
M81/M82 & NGC 3077 : HX916, TX-76 at f5 piggybacked on LX200 10",
Luminance: 49*1 min, 6*2 min (4/13/02)
RGB: (2x2 binned R: 11*1min G&B: 7*1min, Astronomik filters) (5/10/02)
NGC4038/4039 - Antenna Galaxies- 10" lx200 @f5, HX916 2x2 binned (5/3/02)
Luminance: 27*1 minute unguided, IR filter
RGB (R=8*80sec+11*90sec H-a, G=8*50sec, B=8*60sec, Astronomik Filters)
M101 - The Pinwheel Galaxy - 10" lx200 @f5, HX916 2x2 binned (5/2/02)
Luminance: 45*1 minute unguided, IR filter
RGB (R=15*80sec, G=14*50sec, B=14*60sec, Astronomik Filters)
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - 10" LX200 @f5, HX916 2x2 binned
Luminance: 40*1 minute unguided, no filter(4/9/02)
RGB (R=10*80sec, G=10*50sec, B=10*60sec, Astronomik Filters) (4/17/02)
Leo triplet of galaxies (m65,m66,ngc3628) - TV-76 piggybacked on LX200 10",
HX916 Luminance (19*2min, 31*1min) (4/13/02)
ST-7e, RGB (R=G=4*2min (2x2 bin),B=6*2min) (3/9/02)
M104 Sombrero Galaxy - 10" LX200 @f5, HX916 2x2 binned 6*1 minute (4/9/02)
M33 - ST-7E through Stellarvue AT1010 80F6, LRGB: L=6x4min, R=G=3x2min(3x3 bin), B=5x2min(3x3bin) (1/4/02)
NGC891 - ST237 unguided - LRGB (L=6*30sec (no binning), RGB=3x3 bin 6*30 seconds) (11/10/01)
M31 - The Andromeda Galaxy - Kodak elite200, 30 minutes through piggybacked ST80, guided with ST-5 through LX-90
M51 - Whirpool Galaxy - ST-5 Luminance (60x30sec),Elitechrome 200 RGB (1 hour, f6.3 prime)