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Messier 104, The Sombrero Galaxy



Optics: AG Optical 12.5" iDK @ f/6.7 l=2130mm
Camera: QSI 640wsg-8 @ -25C
Filters: Astrodon LRGB
Mount: Astro-Physics AP 1100GTO
AO: Starlight Xpress Active Optics SXV-AO-LF
Guiding: OAG with Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Auto Guider / PHD2 Guiding
Location: Rancho Hidalgo, near Animas, New Mexico
14.3 hours exposure over 5 nights, 2 Apr - 11 May 2016
L:R:G:B 8h20m:2h:2h:2h (25x20m : 12x10m : 12x10m : 12x10m) binned 1:2:2:2
Captured with: Home-brewed observatory automation and image aquisition software
Processed with PixInsight