Friday, September 9, 2022
M63 - Sunflower Galaxy
OBJECT
M63 - Sunflower Galaxy
Distance: 25 million light years
Telescope Takahashi TOA-130F @ f/7.7
Mount Takahashi EM200 Temma II
Camera QSI 690wsg @ -15C
Filters Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2
Guider SX Lodestar
Settings 16x5min L (bin1x1); 5x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, PI, CS4 (uncropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias)
Date/Location
7 April 2022 - Las Cruces, NM
Saturday, September 3, 2022
Milky Way from Las Cruces, New Mexico
OBJECT
Milky Way from New Mexico backyard
Distance: Various
Telescope N/A (Samyang 14mm lens)
Mount N/A (tripod)
Camera Canon T3i (stock/unmodded)
Filters N/A
Guider N/A
Settings 20x15sec, 14mm, f/4.0, ISO3200; AstroArt5, CS4 (cropped, reduced-size)
Date/Location 28 Aug 2022, Las Cruces, NM
