The Astro-Imaging LAB
The Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a companion satellite galaxy of our Milkyway 163,000LY away and only visible from the southern hemisphere.
Exposed in HaLRGB using two cameras, a dedicated & cooled astronomy camera, the QHY268M, for the luminance and Hydrogen Alpha signal and a stock unmodded Canon 40D DSLR for the RGB color data, imaged at 150mm focal length through an Sigma 150mm f2.8 prime lens.
Guided with an 80mm refractor at 500mm FL and tracked on a hypertuned CGEM mount.
Total exposure time was 7 hours and 23 minutes.
The Large Magellanic Cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud is a companion satellite galaxy of our Milkyway 163,000LY away and only visible from the southern hemisphere.
Exposed in HaLRGB using two cameras, a dedicated & cooled astronomy camera, the QHY268M, for the luminance and Hydrogen Alpha signal and a stock unmodded Canon 40D DSLR for the RGB color data, imaged at 150mm focal length through an Sigma 150mm f2.8 prime lens.
Guided with an 80mm refractor at 500mm FL and tracked on a hypertuned CGEM mount.
Total exposure time was 7 hours and 23 minutes.