M100.
This image was made with my SBIG STL-4020 and Canon EF L 300mm lens. The image is 50% size, for the full size image click here.
An annotated image is below this image. The image consists of 2x15m exposure through each of the Astronomik LRGB filters.
The following image was made during the night of 17-18 April 2001 from Montlaux in southern France. Equipment used was a SBIG ST-8 + Takahashi CN212 (D=212 mm) working at f/9.9. The telescope was mounted on a Vixen Atlux mount.
Binning 2x2, exposure time was 3 x 900 s = 45 minutes at -20°C CCD temperature. Seeing was not that good, FWHM about 4".
Image taken with CCDOPS for Win95, IP with CCDPOPS, AstroArt and Photoshop.
