Spiral Galaxy in constellation of Sculptor, 12 Million Light Years distant.
Camera: Canon450D Modified
Telescope: Skywatcher ED80 on EQ6 Mount
Guided: Meade DSI C and Prostar 50mm Guidescope
Raw Frames: 5 X 2 minutes
Stacking,Stretching,Noise Redn etc: Nebulosity
Further Processing: Photoshop CC
Not taking flat or dark frames these days. Dithering during image acquisition reduces the image noise and the spot healing brush tool in Photoshop removes dust mote blotches and hot pixels from the image.
Astronomy and Astrophotography by Michael Booth. I live in the south of Tasmania and in the breaks between the cloudy days and nights I like to get outside and enjoy observing and photographing the night sky.
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