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The Sombrero Galaxy
Messier 104 in the Constellation Virgo

Imaged at the CCCA Observatory
April 2 2011

8" Newtonian Reflector F/5
EQ Pro 6 German Equatorial
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
Canon Digital Rebel XT (unmodified)
Baader Coma Corrector

17 X 5 min. exposures @ ISO 800 combined
Dark and Flat frames subtracted
Combined with Deep Sky Stacker
Processed in PS CS2

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Comment by Mark Roberts on April 4, 2011 at 4:05pm
Thanks Mark, glad you liked them. With the Rebel I found that ISO 800 gives the best S/N. I was imaging from our clubs observatory. I ended up loosing 7 subs on the Sombrero when I went to the warm room for a coffee and the guider ran out of sky. It was still tracking but the stars were not nice and round. It would have been nice to have the extra half hr or so of data.
Comment by Conor on April 4, 2011 at 2:06pm
That's a really great shot man. So sharp!

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