M90 - Spiral Galaxy in Virgo

M90
   
Telescope: Orion 120ED
Mount: Losmandy G-11 Gemini - guided w/Orion autoguider on 300mm lens
Camera: Atik 16HR w/ manual filter wheel(Astronomik filters)
Exposures: L: 70min. R: 20 min. G: 20 min. B: 20 min.
Note: Images were focused, acquired, reduced, and combined using MaxImDL. The Luminance and RGB images were combined and adjusted (Levels, Curves) in Photoshop CS2.
Shot from my backyard observatory in southeast Minnesota. Outside temp: 32 F.
   
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