Galaxies

These are various images of galaxies.

M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy
Three b&w exposures @120 sec
Meade 12" LX200, SBIG ST-7
Processed with MaxIm DL
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy
Three 120 sec b&w exposures combined in MaxIm DL
taken with a SBIG ST-7 and a Meade 12" LX200 scope
 
Whirlpool Galaxy M51
five Min. exposure through a Skylight
Narrowband Filter. Canon Rebel XTi,
Meade 14" LX200GPS. Processed in MaxIm DL
and Adobe Photoshop CS.
Mirach and Galaxy NGC 404
One 60 Sec. Image, Processed in MaxIm DL
SBIG ST-7, Meade 12 in" LX200
NGC 404 is in the upper right corner
 
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy*
Three 600 sec unfiltered exp., ISO200, Canon Rebel XTi,
Combined in Adobe Photoshop, Processed in
MaxIm DL, Autoguided Meade 14" LX200GPS
M66 Part of the Leo Triplet Galaxies*
Three 600 sec unfiltered exp., ISO400, Canon Rebel XTi,
Combined and processed in Adobe Photoshop
Autoguided Meade 14" LX200GPS.
 
Ultra Wide Angle of The Whirlpool Galaxy
One 320 sec exposure, Canon Rebel XTi,
Canon 70-300mm @ f/3.5, ISO 800,
Processed in MaxIm DL, piggybacked on
Autoguided Meade 10" LX200
Click "hires" for a hi resolution image.
Galaxy M81
One 10 min exposure, Canon Rebel XTi,
ISO 200, 14" LX200GPS, Processed in Photoshop
 
M31 Andromeda Galaxy Core W/Dust lanes
Single Exposure, 10 min, Canon Rebel XTi,
Processed and combined in Photoshop, ISO 400
Meade 14" LX200GPS
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
3 Exposures @ 10 min each, Combined and processed in Photoshop,
Canon Rebel XTi, ISO 400, Meade 14" LX200GPS
 
Half of Galaxy M101
One 10 min exposure, Canon Rebel XTi,
ISO 200, 14" LX200GPS, Processed in Photoshop
M104 The Sombrero Galaxy
Five 10 min Exposures, Canon Rebel XTi,
ISO 400, 14" LX200GPS, processed in photoshop and
Maxim DL
 
NGC6822 Barnard's Galaxy
Two 8 min, One 12 min, One 15 min exps.,
Meade DSI ProII, Celestron 80mm refractor, hand guided
with Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Five 120 sec exposures, Sbig ST-7E, Meade 10" LX200
 
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy, core and dust lanes
10 30 sec exps., Meade DSI ProII, Meade 10" LX200,
Processed in MaxIm DL
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy and M32 Companion
One 10 Min exposure, Canon Rebel XTi, Canon 70-300mm @
300mm, f/5.6, ISO 800, guided on Meade 8" LX10
 
M82 The Cigar Galaxy 11-6-07
One 1200 sec. exposure, Canon Rebel XTi, ISO 200
Processed in Photoshop, Celestron 80mm autoguided on a
Meade 12" LX200 with a Meade DSI ProII
M81 and M82 11-7-07
One 600 sec. exposure, Canon Rebel XTi, ISO 400
Celestron 80mm Autoguided on a Meade 12" LX200
with a Meade DSI ProII
Click here for a hi resolution image.
 
NGC 7479
20 30sec. exposure, Meade DSI ProII
Meade 10" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
Taken during the 10-17-07 star party
M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
4 exposures, 40 min total, Meade DSI ProII
Celestron 80mm refractor, autoguided by
Meade 12" LX200, processed by Maxim DL
and Photoshop CS3
 
M65 & M66
20 40sec. exposure, Meade DSI ProII
Orion 120 mm refractor @ f/5.0 tracked on
Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy
Single 4 min 45 sec. exposure, Canon XSi
Orion 120 mm refractor @ f/5.0 tracked on
Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
 
M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy
Single 4 min 45 sec. exposure, Canon XSi
Orion 120 mm refractor @ f/5.0 tracked on
Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
Negative process to help show the galaxy
M33 The Triangulum Galaxy
Two 900 sec. exp. @ISO 200, one 300 sec. exp. @ISO800
Canon Rebel XSi, Orion 120 mm refractor @ f/5.0
tracked on Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
Taken in Helper, Utah
 
M31 The Andromeda Galaxy
Two 1200 sec. exp. @ISO 200, one 1300 sec. exp. @ISO200
Canon Rebel XSi, Orion 120 mm refractor @ f/5.0
tracked on Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
Taken in Helper, Utah

M82 The Cigar Galaxy
500 1.0 sec images, Meade DSI Pro II
Meade 14" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
Taken on 09/11/08

 
M65, M66, NGC3628: The Leo Triplet Galaxies
Three 300 sec. exp. @ ISO200
Canon Rebel XSi, Orion 120 mm refractor @ f/5.0
tracked on Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
Taken on 03/13/09

Galaxy M65
58 5.0 sec images, Meade DSI Pro II
Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
Taken on 03/13/09

 

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
111 30.0 sec images, Canon Rebel XSi, ISO 800
Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL, Photoshop
Taken on 03/18/09 with the help of Ashleigh

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
10xLRGB, 300sec exposures, Meade DSI ProII
120mm Orion Refractor, Tracked on Meade 12" LX200
Processed in MaxIm DL, Photoshop, Taken on 04/06/09

 

Spiral Galaxy M94
13xL, 300sec exposures, Meade DSI ProII
Tracked on Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL
Photoshop, Taken on 04/06/09

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
10xLRGB, 30 sec exp., Meade DSI ProII
Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL & Photoshop
Taken on 04/20/09 by Kris and Paul

 

Spiral Galaxy M101
15xLRGB, 60 sec exposures, Meade DSI ProII
Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL &
Photoshop, Taken on 04/20/09 by Kris and Paul

M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
83xL, 84 min tot. exp, SBIG STL-6303
Meade 12" LX200, Processed in MaxIm DL &
Taken 5-27-2009

 
M33 M51

Spiral Galaxy M33
6xLx600s, 4xRGBx300s exp,
SBIG STL-6303, Meade 14" LX200GPS,
Processed in Maxim and Photoshop,
Taken on 09/25/09
Click here for hi-res image.

Spiral Galaxy M51
144 min total exposure
SBIG STL-6303, Meade 12" LX200
Processed with Maxim DL and Photoshop

 
Leo Triplet M51

Leo Triplet
60 min tot. exp
SBIG STL-6303, Orion 120mm Refractor
Processed with Maxim DL and Photoshop

M51 in color
60min x L, 30min x RGB
SBIG STL-6303, Meade 12" LX200
Processed with Maxim DL and Photoshop

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