Spring, with only two reasonably clear, starry nights in sight.
I took the opportunity to photograph a dwarf galaxy that was well positioned in the sky. I didn’t expect to get an especially beautiful image. Once again, the main focus was simply on capturing the object itself.
High-resolution on Astrobin:
The annotated image:
Session Details:
| Telescope | Vixen VC200L |
| Focal Length | 1800mm |
| Erecting Lense | internal |
| Camera | ToupTek SkyEye24AC |
| Filter | Baader UHC-L CMOS Optimized 50.4mm |
| Mount | WarpAstron WD-20P Berlebach UNI18 ASTRO |
| Guiding Equipment | APM 240mm |
| Guiding Camera | QHY 462C |
| Photography Date | 05/08/2026, 05/09/2026 |
| Exposure-Time Lights | RGB: 80x300s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | GAIN 100, Offset 125 |
| Processing Date | 05/10/2026 |
| Software Stack | StellaVita, PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |
