Sombrero Galaxy
Celestron EdgeHD 8 with 0.7× reducerZWO ASI294MC Pro7.3 hBortle 3
Description
Demo picture: ESO/P. Barthel. Acknowledgments: Mark Neeser (Kapteyn Institute, Groningen) and Richard Hook (ST/ECF, Garching, Germany). (ESO, CC BY 4.0, https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0007a/).
Session
- Total integration
- 7 h 18 min
- Sky darkness
- Bortle 3
- Dates
- 13 Oct 2026 – 15 Oct 20263 nights
- TelescopeCelestron EdgeHD 8 with 0.7× reducer
- CameraZWO ASI294MC Pro
- Optics1422 mm f/7 · 203 mm aperture
- MountCelestron CGX · Equatorial
| Filter | Exposure | Frames | Total (h:mm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| UV/IR cutbroadband | 180 s | 146 | 7:18 |
Processing
- Tools
- PixInsight, Photoshop
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