M 87
M 87 Elliptical galaxy in Virgo

M 87 Elliptical galaxy in Virgo Jet  M 87 Elliptical galaxy in Virgo Annotation 1    M 87 Elliptical galaxy in Virgo  Annotation 2

0bject M 87 Elliptical galaxy in Virgo (Monsoon  Cahallenge 2024)
Date May 11-30, 2024
Exposure LRGB  600:135:135:145  (16.9 hours, 3/4 crop)
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS6, Astronomy Tools, Topaz Denoise AI
Comments Moderate seeing; acquired with CCD Commander from Animas, NM


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0bject M 87 Elliptical galaxy in Virgo
Date March 25-26, 2014
Exposure LRGB 240:30:30:30 (cropped) 5.5 hours
Camera STL11000M with AstroDon Gen II filters
Telescope ASA 10N f/3.7 on AP900GTO CP3
Guiding Remote guide head with MiniBorg 50 mm
Processing MaximDL, Photoshop CS5, GradientXterminator, AstroActions
Comments Moderately good seeing; acquired with CCD Commander