Sunflower Galaxy Messier 63
A monochrome capture of M63, 400 billion stars 29 million light years away. One of the more prominent Messier objects in the winter sky. Here I've used my 3.5" Questar telescope on a robotic strain wave mount to facilitate capture during what has been a difficult season for imaging.
Tech Stuff: Questar 3.5"/ ZWO ASI 533 MM/ RST-135-E mount. 2 hours total of livestacked 8-second exposures, captured in SharpCap Pro and processed in PixInsight. From my yard in Westchester County, 10 miles north of NYC.
Sunflower Galaxy Messier 63
A monochrome capture of M63, 400 billion stars 29 million light years away. One of the more prominent Messier objects in the winter sky. Here I've used my 3.5" Questar telescope on a robotic strain wave mount to facilitate capture during what has been a difficult season for imaging.
Tech Stuff: Questar 3.5"/ ZWO ASI 533 MM/ RST-135-E mount. 2 hours total of livestacked 8-second exposures, captured in SharpCap Pro and processed in PixInsight. From my yard in Westchester County, 10 miles north of NYC.