Details

• Rig: Player One Ares-M Pro + Sky-Watcher 200PDS + EQ6R-Pro
• Software: NINA, PixInsight, GIMP.
• Filters: Astronomik LRGB, Zwo HA
• Constellation: Coma Berenices

    Integration time (running total):
    * L 18 X 180s (54m)
    * R 15 X 180s (45m)
    * G 15 X 180s (45m)
    * B 17 X 180s (51m)
    * HA 15 X 180s (75m)
    * Total: 4h30m

Notes

Spring is the optimum time to observe this beautiful edge-on spiral galaxy. It is situated approximately 40m light-years from our Milky Way and measures 100,000 light-years from end to end. This evening the sky was remarkably transparent and stable which gave good guiding and generally excellent image quality. It is surprising how little integration time has given a worthwhile image (the HA element is over a quarter of the total time and does not represent a very large visible element in the image).