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M104

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M104 'Sombrero' Galaxy in Virgo
Date 5/8 - 5/21/2011
Exposure LRGB 200:25:25:25 (unbinned and cropped)
Camera STL11000M with Astronomik filters with water-assisted cooling
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.6 on AP900GTO CPO3
Guiding Remote guide head with 50mm MiniBorg
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Moderate seeing but with significant light pollution gradients


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M104 'Sombrero' Galaxy in Virgo
Date 4/21/2006
Exposure LRGB 50:30:30:30 (RGB binned 2x2)
Camera ST2000XM w/ SBIG filters
Telescope Celestron C8 @ f/6.7 on Losmandy G11 w/ Gemini
Guiding self-guided
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS, FITS Liberator, AstroActions, PixInsight
Comments Moderate seeing