Apr.18 2009
M66 Take 2
by Mike Hankey, under Galaxies
Here’s a second attempt at m66. Better polar alignment, darker skies and a longer exposure (2 minutes) make this image look a lot better than my first attempt. This is 6 2 minute exposures primatively stacked in photo shop. There are no darks flats or advanced image processing going on here, just pretty basic stacking. This was an un-guided photo.
April 18th, 2009 on 7:37 pm
Hey, what’s that fine streak going from lower left to upper right and passing straight through the heart of this thing? Your first asteroid, maybe?