First galaxy of the season - NGC2903

[emyliano2000]

And with the galaxy season upon us, here is my first for this year.

Because both of my cameras were out for repairs, this galaxy was shot with a friend's ASI183M who was very kind to lend it to me so won't be out of action.

NGC 2903 (cropped photo, had some problems with the flats)

Equipment used:

Eq6 hypertune gen2 by DarkFrame Ltd

AstroTech 106LE with upgraded Moonlite focuser

TSFlat 2" field flattener

ASI183MM Pro Cmos camera, cooled at - 15°C

8x1.25" ZWO USB filterwheel

Chroma 1.25" LoGlow and RGB filters

Qhyccd QHY5L-IIM guide camera

9x50mm finder-guider

Qhyccd Polemaster

Software used:

Eqmod, SGP - Sequence Generator Pro, PHD2, Stellarium with stellariumScope, SharpCap for polar alignment

Date: 27and 28.02.2023

Location: Hemel Hempstead, bortle 5

Luminance:105x120sec, Gain 111 Offset 10

Red: 55x120sec; Green: 55x120sec; Blue: 56x120sec; Gain 111 Offset 10

Total integration time 9 hours and 2 minutes

Stacked in AstroPixel Processor and processed in Pixinsight and Photoshop CC 2023

 

A bit more luminance with no moon would've helped a bit but I'm happy with what I got so far.

 

Emil

 

 

 

[windjammer]

tremendous !