M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy

[Taman]

One from last night, M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy, in the constellation of Virgo.

I missed this last year and it was one of the reasons that I created a custom background for Stellarium, so I could see exactly when the galaxy would appear above the trees. I also found that I only had about 3 hours before it disappeared over the roof!

35 x 240s, with darks, flats and bias. Total exposure time: 2h 20m.

C11 with 0.63 reducer, ASI294MC Pro, gain 126, temp -12c.

[lux eterna]

Looks great, just continue adding data when possible for more depth. Maybe I would have made the backgound not quite so dark - there are some faint galaxies out there that could pop out a little.

Ragnar

[Taman]

7 minutes ago, lux eterna said:

Looks great, just continue adding data when possible for more depth. Maybe I would have made the backgound not quite so dark - there are some faint galaxies out there that could pop out a little.

Ragnar

Thanks Ragnar. Yes it was difficult to judge the background as the galaxy is so bright. I will definitely be adding more data to this.