M109 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major
| Telescope: | Meade SN-10 @f/4 |
| Camera: | SBIG ST402XE |
| Mount: | Losmandy G11 w/ Gemini |
| Guiding: | 200mm Takumar lens attached to SBIG STV. |
| Exposures: | L: 10 @ 5 min. (1X1); RGB: 5 @ 2.5 min. |
| Processing: | Images were acquired, reduced, and combined (Median) with CCDSoft v.5 The Luminance and RGB image were combined in Photoshop CS2. The composite image was adjusted (Curves, Color Balance, Unsharp Mask). Finally, Gaussian Blur was applied through a channel mask to reduce noise. |
| Location: |
My backyard observatory
in southeastern Minnesota. |
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