About half a month ago, I photographed the same object at a focal length of 1,800 mm and was only moderately pleased with the result. The reason is that the dwarf galaxy does not show any visible nebulous structures – at least not with my equipment – and fills a fairly large portion of the frame.
The latter point in particular was what prompted me to try photographing it again at a shorter focal length.
High-resolution on Astrobin:
The annotated image:
Session Details:
| Telescope | Baader Apo 95 Travel Companion |
| Focal Length | 590mm |
| Erecting Lense | Baader M68 Field Flattener |
| Camera | ToupTek SkyEye62AM |
| Filter | Baader R, G, B CMOS Optimized 50.4mm |
| Mount | WarpAstron WD-20P Berlebach UNI18 ASTRO |
| Guiding Equipment | William Optics Uniguide 50 |
| Guiding Camera | ToupTek GPM462M |
| Photography Date | 05/25/2026 – 05/28/2026 |
| Exposure-Time Lights | R: 45x300s G: 25x300s B: 45x300s |
| Correction frames | FLATS, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | GAIN 100, Offset 125 |
| Processing Date | 05/31/2026 |
| Software Stack | Stellarmate OS, PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Capture Place | Koblenz, Germany |
