Messier 74
One of the faintest Messier objects, M74 is a pretty face-on "Grand Design" spiral galaxy about 32 million light years distant.
We'll be teaching techniques used for this image in NYC's Amateur Astronomer's Association's Urban Astrophotography 102: Deep Sky course starting December 2 aaa.org/event/urban-astrophotography-102/2021-12-02/ The 6 2-hour Zoom sessions require a membership in the club (AAA.org) and a $60 enrollment fee. Classes are Thursday nights, NY time, with a couple of holiday breaks.
Tech Stuff: Borg 71FL/1.08x Borg Flattener/ZWO ASI 1600MC/IDAS LPS-D2 filter/iOptronCubePro. 3.2 hours of unguided 8 second exposures captured in SharpCap LiveStacks over 2 nights November 2021. Processed with PixInsight and finished in ACDSee. From my yard in Westchester 10 miles north of New York City.
Messier 74
One of the faintest Messier objects, M74 is a pretty face-on "Grand Design" spiral galaxy about 32 million light years distant.
We'll be teaching techniques used for this image in NYC's Amateur Astronomer's Association's Urban Astrophotography 102: Deep Sky course starting December 2 aaa.org/event/urban-astrophotography-102/2021-12-02/ The 6 2-hour Zoom sessions require a membership in the club (AAA.org) and a $60 enrollment fee. Classes are Thursday nights, NY time, with a couple of holiday breaks.
Tech Stuff: Borg 71FL/1.08x Borg Flattener/ZWO ASI 1600MC/IDAS LPS-D2 filter/iOptronCubePro. 3.2 hours of unguided 8 second exposures captured in SharpCap LiveStacks over 2 nights November 2021. Processed with PixInsight and finished in ACDSee. From my yard in Westchester 10 miles north of New York City.