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 |
|---|---|
| Corrector | intern |
| Effective focal length | 1800 mm |
| Camera | SkyEye24AC |
| Mount | Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Hypertuned |
| Guiding equipment | APM 240mm |
| Guiding camera | QHY 5-III-462C |
| Date of capture | 2026-05-08 2026-05-09 |
| Nights | 2 |
| Exposure (lights) | 80 × 300 s |
| Total integration | 6 h 40 min |
| Calibration frames | FLATS, DARKS |
| Sensitivity | GAIN 100, Offset 125 |
| Capture setup | StellaVita |
| Processing date | 2026-05-10 |
| Software stack | PixInsight, Affinity Photo |
| Location | Koblenz |
| Focal ratio | f/9,0 |
| Image scale | 0,68 ″/px |
| Field of view | 68,7 × 45,8 ′ |
