The Sombrero Galaxy (M104)

Such a cool galaxy, and SMALL!

 

I photographed this one last week using the Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 (1050mm focal length) on the EQ8.

 

A few more lessons learned on this one, the big one being optimizing exposure times depending on target/filter.

 

I shot 7-minute LUM exposures - which were not ideal. Next time around I'll shoot shorter subs and try to rack up a lot more.

 

10 x 300-seconds RED

10 x 300-seconds GREEN

10 x 300-seconds BLUE

18 x 420-seconds LUM

 

DeepSkyStacker

Photoshop 2020

 

Equipment:

 

Starlight Xpress Trius 694 Mono CCD

Sky-Watcher Esprit 150 APO

Sky-Watcher EQ8-R Pro

Starlight Xpress Lodestar X2 Autoguider

Starlight Xpress 7-Position Filter Wheel

Astronomik LRGB Filters (1.25")

 

Done