Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

Imaged by Dale Liebenberg

Subject: NGC 5236

Image scale: 0.47 arsec/pixel

Equipment: Celestron EdgeHD 14", ASA DDM60, SBIG STL11000M, Astrodon filters, Astrodon MMOAG with SBIG remote guide head, Astrodon Takometer, Motorised main focuser with Robofocus and FocusMax

Exposure: L(15x10min bin 1x1),RGB (7x5min each bin 2x2).

Processing: Captured, calibrated and group combined with MaximDL. Colour combined and processed in PS CS4.

Software: TheSkyX, ACP Planner, ACP, ACP Scheduler, FMax, MaximDL, Photoshop CS4

Location: Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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