| Image Details | 20070418_12 M83 The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy |
| Telescope |
Observatory mounted 12-inch f/5 Newtonian telescope
on Losmandy Gemini G-11 equatorial mount. |
| Guiding |
Autoguided with
an SBIG ST-402 CCD Camera on a 4.5-inch f/9 guidescope using CCDSoft. |
| Camera |
Canon EOS 300D Digital ( Hα enabled ) focused with DSLR Focus. |
| Exposure | 99 minute exposure (33 x 3 min. sub-frames @ ISO-400) |
| Filter/equipment |
2" Baader Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
(MPCC). 2" Baader UV/IR Rejection Filter. |
| Sky Conditions | Seeing: /10. Wind: /10. Moisture: /10. |
| Image Processing | Iris, Photoshop. |
(C) Copyright 2007 Paul Mayo.
paulm@skylab.com.au