| Dobsonian Astrophotography |
| M109 |
| Telescope: Obsession Mirror: 25" f/5 Galaxy Optics Drive: AZ/ALT, StellarCAT ServoCAT with DSC Argo Navis |
| Camera Equipment: ST-10XME Class 2 CCD, CFW-8A, AO-7,Pyxis Field De-Rotator, TCF-S |
| Exposure: Single 10 minute. Processing: CCDSoft Version 5 (hot and cold
pixel repair), CCDOPs (flat, dark subtract), Photoshop 5.0 (Levels,
Curves), Maxim DL
4 (deconvolve, auto gradient remover) |
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Location: My backyard in Ridgecrest, CA (Mojave Desert), 2600 ft. elevation, population 30,000 Date: 6/01//05 Comments: Looking northwest into skyglow. |