M77 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Cetus
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At 50 million light years away, M77 is the closest (and brightest) of the Seyfert galaxies. This is a class of galaxies that contain large, expanding regions of gas in their nucleus, suggesting a high rate of star formation. |
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| Telescope: | Orion 10 in. f/4.9 Newtonian w/ Baader coma corrector | |
| Mount: | Losmandy G-11 Gemini | |
| Camera: | Modified Canon T2i (550D); Raw capture; ISO 1600 | |
| Guiding: | Orion SSAG on Lumicon 50mm Super Finder | |
| Exposures: | 160 min. (40 @ 240 sec.) | |
| Notes: | Images
were focused using Live View. The subframes were aligned and combined
in ImagesPlus. The final image was adjusted in Photoshop. Shot from my backyard observatory in southeast Minnesota on 12/25/11. Outside temp: 17 F; Humidity: 65% |
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