M33 THE PINWHEEL GALAXY |
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Processing Data: | Object Info: |
Negatives - October 1998 | The Pinwheel Galaxy in the Constellation Triangulum is a member of the "Local Group" of Galaxies and is considered one of the brighter members. It shines at a magnitude 6.3, but due to it's large surface area, remains a difficult object in small telescopes and is considered a somewhat challenging photographic object. |
Meade 5" ED Refractor F/9 | |
216XT Autoguider | |
Pentax K1000 Body | |
Kodak PJM Multispeed, Unhypered | |
2 x 50 Min. Exposures | |
Image Stacking in Picture Window | |
Digital Enhanced (levels) in Photoshop | |
Processing Info:
This object was one of my first attempts at
digital double stacking to maximize contrast, first accomplished in
1998. As appears in the above result, re-processing the same stack in Picture window with quality negative scans and utilizing Photoshop features, maximum benefit
has been gained.
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Object Details Courtesy Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Robert Burnham, Jr. (1978 Dover Publications) | |