M94 | Niels V. Christensen

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Photographer:

Niels V. Christensen

Location of Photo:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Date/Time of photo:

24, 25 April-2009

Equipment:

Meade LX200AFC 16" placed in polar mode via Ken Milburn wedge. SBIG ST-8XME camera used.

Description:

M94, a LRGB picture, exposure time L=43*3min. R,G,B=9*3min. each. Dark, flat frame subtraction done on each sub. LRGB Astronomik filters used together with a IDAS LPS 2" filter. Sub's taken with Meade LX200AFC 16", Optec NextGEN Wide Field 0.5X reducer and SBIG ST-8XME. MaxIm DL and Adobe Photoshop used for picture enhancements.

Website:

http://home20.inet.tele.dk/nvc_homepage_dk/