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Finally got some clear skies the last couple of days so thought I'd grab some more M objects for the list.
M84 and M86 are captured as part of Markarian's chain. I've been waiting for a month for a shot to "finish" this one. 25 each RGB at 120s. 110 Lum.
M80 was a fun one. I played with the framing for a wide field shot and tried to pick up the dark nebula in the lower left. It's tough to see it as I only had 1.5 hours total. I'd like to revisit this framing next year from a dark site as I think it would be a cool shot if I could tease out details in the dark nebula. Would look like a wave trying to gobble up M80. I could try from my Bortle 7 skies but just don't think I can get enough integration time to pull that detail out.
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Scopes: Esprit 100, 12.5" Telekit Dob Camera: 294 MC Pro, 224 mc, 2600mm Guiding: ZWO 290 mini on 120mm guide scope Mounts: EQ6R-Pro, EQ Platform. Filters: Optolong L-Pro & L-Enhance, Chroma 36mm LRGB, 5nm HA, 3nm OIII, 3nm SII. Software: SharpCap, SGP, StarTools 1.7, Photoshop, Pixinsight The Death Star Observatory Astro Photos:https://www.astrobin.com/users/starfield/
-Michael Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50 Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl Camera: ZWO ASI 120 Naked Eye: Two Eyeballs Latitude: 48.7229° N