M104 The Sombrero Galaxy spiral galaxy in Virgo

 

DATE: 6/11/2006

LOCATION: Bryce Canyon

CONDITIONS: 97% full moon, seeing 8/10, transparency 8/10, temperature 65-46 F.

TELESCOPE: Televue 85mm refractor, 600mm focal length, prime focus no diagonal.

MOUNT: Losmandy G11, Gemini goto, polar scope used to align,.

CAMERA: Canon Rebel 300d

FOCUS: Manual on star using right angle Canon 2.5 magnifying view finder.

EXPOSURES: (2) 3 min raw, 800 ISO

PROCESSING: IP- convert raw to FITS, dark frame calibrate, align-rotate-scale, combine average,. digital development, convert to 16 bit TIFF, PS CS- curves, levels, color saturation, cropped, unsharp mask, convert to 8 bit JPEG.

COMMENTS: Too small