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M95 & M96 Galaxies
M95 & M96
Object
Type Galaxy
Constellation Leo
Distance 38,000,000 ly
More Info
Image
Date 11 May 2010 (Spring)
Place Joshua Tree, CA
Exposure Data LRGB 60:20:20:20 mins @ -20C
Lum 12x5 (bin 1x1), R 4x5, G 4x5, B 4x5 (bin 2x2)
Notes
Equipment
Optics Takahashi FSQ-106N Refractor
Focal Length 530mm @f/5
Mount Astro-Physics 900GTO
Camera SBIG ST-10XME
Focuser Robo-Focus
Filters CFW10A, Astrodon Gen 2 LRGB
Software MaxIm DL, CCDStack, Photoshop