Galaxies NGC 3718, NGC 3729 and group HCG 56 in Ursa Major
28 x 4-minute ISO 1600 auto-guided exposures.
Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" f/4 Newtonian reflector telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise, adjust overall colour balance and reduce colour gradients caused by light pollution. Also Starnet++ software used to temporarily separate the stars from the subject and prevent them bloating when galaxy contrast was stretched.
Galaxies NGC 3718, NGC 3729 and group HCG 56 in Ursa Major
28 x 4-minute ISO 1600 auto-guided exposures.
Modified EOS 600D & Revelation 12" f/4 Newtonian reflector telescope.
Frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker software. Result post-processed to increase contrast, reduce noise, adjust overall colour balance and reduce colour gradients caused by light pollution. Also Starnet++ software used to temporarily separate the stars from the subject and prevent them bloating when galaxy contrast was stretched.