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Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 18/1/2013 (Processed stack) Imaged at Perth Observatory, Bickley SVN area 32 00' 27'S 116 08' 12" E DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 85% of 12 Images ISO 800 300 Sec, 100 DARK, 75 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5 Telescope - Bintel BT200 f/4.0 Newtonian (borrowed from Stephen Boyd) with Baader MPCC Coma Corrector, Hutech LPS-P2 filter, Canon 40D DSLR field 64' x 95', Ambient 15-14C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount countrol. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress Superstar (mono) CCD guide camera and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 18/1/2013 (Processed cropped stack) Imaged at Perth Observatory, Bickley SVN area 32 00' 27'S 116 08' 12" E DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 85% of 12 Images ISO 800 300 Sec, 100 DARK, 75 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5 Telescope - Bintel BT200 f/4.0 Newtonian (borrowed from Stephen Boyd) with Baader MPCC Coma Corrector, Hutech LPS-P2 filter, Canon 40D DSLR field 64' x 95', Ambient 15-14C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount countrol. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress Superstar (mono) CCD guide camera and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 6/6/2011 (Re-processed cropped stack) Reprocessed in late 2012. DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 75% of 20 Images ISO 800 180 Sec, 32 DARK, 0 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Postprocessed by Adobe Photoshop CS5 Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient 12C. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 6/6/2011 (Processed cropped stack) DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 75% of 20 Images ISO 800 180 Sec, 32 DARK, 0 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Postprocessed by Adobe Photoshop CS5 Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient 12C. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy 8/3/2011 (Processed single image Powermate test) DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 100% of 1 Images ISO 800, 600 Sec, 32 DARK, 12 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post processed by Adobe Photshops CS5 Second attempt at M104 from home location, with 2X powermate. The lack of FLATS has shown up dust and other marks in the optical train. See also cropped version, and first attempt 24/2/11. Note added 1/10/2012 - These initial disappoinging results caused me to leave the PowerMate for 18 months before I realised a couple of things. The Televue Powermate T-Ring adapter is optimised for 55mm backfocus which is room for a T-Adapter to DSLR and nothing else. I had been using several T-Extension tubes on the camera side instead of extension tubes on the telescope side to get focus! I also found the allen key head that adjusts the crayford focuser tightness. See 30/9/2012 results for a stark comparison. Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Televue 2x 2" Powermate, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient xxC not noted. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy 8/3/2011 (Processed cropped single image - Powermate test) DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 100% of 1 Images ISO 800, 600 Sec, 32 DARK, 12 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post processed by Adobe Photshops CS5 Second attempt at M104 from home location, with 2X powermate. The lack of FLATS has shown up dust and other marks in the optical train. Cropping has shows flattness and tracking errors. Need to concentrate more on centreing and focus when using the Powermate. See also uncropped version, and first attempt 24/2/11. Note added 1/10/2012 - These initial disappoinging results caused me to leave the PowerMate for 18 months before I realised a couple of things. The Televue Powermate T-Ring adapter is optimised for 55mm backfocus which is room for a T-Adapter to DSLR and nothing else. I had been using several T-Extension tubes on the camera side instead of extension tubes on the telescope side to get focus! I also found the allen key head that adjusts the crayford focuser tightness. See 30/9/2012 results for a stark comparison. Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Televue 2x 2" Powermate, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient xxC not noted. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 24/2/11 (Single test shot - PowerMate testing) Single test shot 120sec ISO 800 CR2 using Televue 2x Powermate. Post processed by Adobe Photoshop CS5. Things to note in my first try at this object are the non-flatness as you move toward the corners and that the bottom right corner is by far the worst. I found that the Powermate required considerable extension with the 80mm APO that put pressure on the drawtube and the squareness of it which is likley the cause of the corner variance. See also cropped version. Note added 1/10/2012 - These initial disappoinging results caused me to leave the PowerMate for 18 months before I realised a couple of things. The Televue Powermate T-Ring adapter is optimised for 55mm backfocus which is room for a T-Adapter to DSLR and nothing else. I had been using several T-Extension tubes on the camera side instead of extension tubes on the telescope side to get focus! I also found the allen key head that adjusts the crayford focuser tightness. See 30/9/2012 results for a stark comparison. Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Televue 2x 2" Powermate, no filters, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient ??C not noted. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 24/2/11 (Single test shot - cropped - PowerMate testing) Single test 120sec ISO 800 CR2 shot using Teleview 2x Powermate. Post processed and cropped by Adobe Photoshop CS5. My object alignment was not central so even this cropped image show the non-flatness as you move toward the right hand bottom corners. I found that the Powermate required considerable extension with the 80mm APO that put pressure on the drawtube and the squareness of it which is likley the cause of the corner variance. See also uncropped version. Note added 1/10/2012 - These initial disappoinging results caused me to leave the PowerMate for 18 months before I realised a couple of things. The Televue Powermate T-Ring adapter is optimised for 55mm backfocus which is room for a T-Adapter to DSLR and nothing else. I had been using several T-Extension tubes on the camera side instead of extension tubes on the telescope side to get focus! I also found the allen key head that adjusts the crayford focuser tightness. See 30/9/2012 results for a stark comparison. Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Teleview 2x 2" Powermate, no filters, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient ??C not noted. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 26/03/2012 from Perth Observatory A short 2 image stack whilst at Perth Observatory site to see how the darker skies 30km from the city improved this well known edge on galaxy. DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 100% of 2 Images ISO 800 180 Sec, 32 DARK, 37 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed by Photoshop CS5 Telescope - Apogee OrthoStar LOMO 80/480 with Hotech SCA Field Flattener, Hutech IDAS LPS-P2 filter, Canon 400D DSLR, Ambient 15C. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Star Shoot Auto Guider.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 18/1/2013 (Processed stack)

Imaged at Perth Observatory, Bickley SVN area 32 00' 27'S 116 08' 12" E

DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 85% of 12 Images ISO 800 300 Sec, 100 DARK, 75 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5

Telescope - Bintel BT200 f/4.0 Newtonian (borrowed from Stephen Boyd) with Baader MPCC Coma Corrector, Hutech LPS-P2 filter, Canon 40D DSLR field 64' x 95', Ambient 15-14C.
EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount countrol. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress Superstar (mono) CCD guide camera and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 18/1/2013 (Processed stack) Imaged at Perth Observatory, Bickley SVN area 32 00' 27'S 116 08' 12" E DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 85% of 12 Images ISO 800 300 Sec, 100 DARK, 75 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5 Telescope - Bintel BT200 f/4.0 Newtonian (borrowed from Stephen Boyd) with Baader MPCC Coma Corrector, Hutech LPS-P2 filter, Canon 40D DSLR field 64' x 95', Ambient 15-14C. EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount countrol. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress Superstar (mono) CCD guide camera and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
Messier M104 - NGC4594 - Sombrero Galaxy - 18/1/2013 (Processed stack)

Imaged at Perth Observatory, Bickley SVN area 32 00' 27'S 116 08' 12" E

DeepSkyStacker 3.3.2 Stacked 85% of 12 Images ISO 800 300 Sec, 100 DARK, 75 BIAS, 0 FLATS, Post-processed with Adobe Photoshop CS5

Telescope - Bintel BT200 f/4.0 Newtonian (borrowed from Stephen Boyd) with Baader MPCC Coma Corrector, Hutech LPS-P2 filter, Canon 40D DSLR field 64' x 95', Ambient 15-14C.
EQMOD EQASCOM with Ascom 6 for mount countrol. Backyard EOS 2.09 for Image acquisition. Mount - Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro. Guidescope - Orion ShortTube 80 with Starlight Xpress Superstar (mono) CCD guide camera and Stark Labs PHD auto guiding software.
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