M33 - Triangulum Galaxy

My first galaxy with the F4 Quattro, M33 - Triangulum Galaxy. The galaxy is located approximately 3 Million light years away in the constellation of Triangulum, it is the third largest member in a cluster of galaxies which includes our own and the famous M31 Andromeda Galaxy

 

The image was the first taken with my Nichrome wire in front of the Mirror Fan to prevent dew forming on the Primary.....And it worked!!!

 

Image Details:

21x300S in LRGB

16x600S in HA

 

The HA was added as a Lighten Layer to the Red Channel, all frames have 25 Flats and 25 Darks applied

 

Equipment Used:

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro

Imaging Scope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 8-CF @ F4

Imaging Camera: Atik Cameras 383L+ Mono Cooled to -20C

Filter Wheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm unmounted USB Filter Wheel

Filters: Baader Planetarium 36mm LRGB + 7nm HA

Guide Scope: Celestron Telescopes C80ED

Guide Camera: Qhyccd QHY5L-II

 

Software Used:

Image Acquisition: Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro

Image Stacking and Combining: Maxim-DL

Post Processing: Photoshop CS5, Noise Ninja

Done