Galaxies: M100, M99, NGC 4254, NGC 4321, NGC 4298, and NGC 4312

Telescope Focal Length/Ratio Mount Camera Filters Exposure Location Date Processing

Astro-Physics 160 1232mm   F/7.7 Takahashi NJP Temma 2 Apogee Alta U16M Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB 2 hours LRGB Texas Star Party, Ft Davis, TX Apr 24, 2009 - captured with Maxim DL v4 - aligned and stacked in Maxim DL v4 - adjusted in PhotoShop CS3

Contrast the above image with one below taken in 2006 with my previous equipment: a small SV80s refractor and SBIG ST-2000XM CCD camera.

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