| IMAGE INFORMATION |
OBJECT INFORMATION |
| Telescope |
Epsilon E160 on MI-250 |
Designation |
M83 |
| Focal Length |
F/3.3 528mm |
Position |
RA 13h 37m DEC -29* 54' |
| Guiding |
STV thru Tak FS60-C |
Type |
Galaxy |
| Control |
MaximDL |
Magnitude |
8 |
| CCD Camera |
Starlightxpress SXV-H9 |
Size |
14 arcminutes |
| Image Scale |
2.44 arcsec |
Distance |
15 million Light years |
| Filters |
Astronomics type II RGB |
Constellation |
Hydra |
| Exposures |
8 x 5 min Lum 1x1, 6 x 3 min ea RGB 2x2 |
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| Calibration |
Flats, Bias only |
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| Software |
MaximDL, Photoshop CS2 |
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| Date |
Texas Star Party April 2009 |
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NOTES: Very dark skies! My favorite one!
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