M81 and M82, Widefield
January 25, 2006
Camera: SBIG ST10XE
Filters: AstroDon L,R,G,B (CFW8A filter wheel)
Camera control software: CCDSoft
Focal reducer: AP 0.67x
Guiding/adaptive optics: none
Camera temperature: -20C
Image Acquisition Software: CCDAutopilot2
Telescope: AP 155EDF at F5
Telescope control software: Pulseguide, TheSky6
Mount: AP1200GTO with Optec TCF-S focuser
Subexposures:
Luminance: 11x 5 minute, binned 1x1
RGB: 5 x 3 minute, binned 1x1
Conditions: Poor seeing, star damage due to severe blooming!
Processing: CDSoft, CCDSharp (Luminance only), MaximDL, Registar, Sigma,
Photoshop CS2.
January 25, 2006
Camera: SBIG ST10XE
Filters: AstroDon L,R,G,B (CFW8A filter wheel)
Camera control software: CCDSoft
Focal reducer: AP 0.67x
Guiding/adaptive optics: none
Camera temperature: -20C
Image Acquisition Software: CCDAutopilot2
Telescope: AP 155EDF at F5
Telescope control software: Pulseguide, TheSky6
Mount: AP1200GTO with Optec TCF-S focuser
Subexposures:
Luminance: 11x 5 minute, binned 1x1
RGB: 5 x 3 minute, binned 1x1
Conditions: Poor seeing, star damage due to severe blooming!
Processing: CDSoft, CCDSharp (Luminance only), MaximDL, Registar, Sigma,
Photoshop CS2.
M81 &
M82
M82