Bode’s Galaxy and Cigar Galaxy with the ED80sf – March 2022

The 2024 workflow on the nicely framed Bodes-, Cigar- and Garland-Galaxy picture from 2022. The details are much clearer, especially on the Cigar Galaxy.

The three galaxies Bode’s Galaxy, Cigargalaxy and the Garland Galaxy. The frames were shot with an EOS M100(a) at a 600mm refractor telescope. The 3rd evening with a clear sky in only one week …

Workflow 2022 vs. 2024

The side by side comparison of both registered pictures.

High resolution on Flickr:

Astrofoto: Bodes Galaxie und Zigarrengalaxie, aufgenommen am 27. März 2022
The high-resolution image on Flickr, with plenty of additional information.

Session details

TelescopeVIXEN ED80sf
CorrectorTSFlat2
Effective focal length600 mm
CameraCanon EOS M100(a)
MountSkywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Guiding equipmentTS-Optics 50
Guiding cameraOmegon 1200b
Date of capture2022-03-27
Exposure (lights)22 × 300 s
Total integration1 h 50 min
Calibration framesFLATS, BIAS
SensitivityISO 400
Capture setupUbuntu, EKOS/INDI, PHD2
Processing2022-03-28 – PixInsight, Affinity Photo
Reprocessing2024-01-03 – PixInsight, Affinity Photo
LocationKoblenz, Rheinland
Focal ratiof/7,5
Image scale1,28 ″/px
Field of view128,0 × 85,3 ′

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