M63 - Sunflower Galaxy
  • Details
    Date Taken: 04/20/2012
    Location: Temecula, CA
    Telescope: Orion EON120 Refractor
    Mount: Orion Atlas Mount
    Camera: Parsec 8300M
    Processing: Used DeepSkyStacker for stacking
    Exposure: All frames @ 600 Seconds, L=1x1 Bin, RGB=2x2 Bin. 70 - L, 24 - R, 22 - G, 20 - B. 22.66 Hours Imaging Time
    Other Equipment Used: Nautilus FW with Orion LRGB filters, Lodestar AG
    Notes:

    I used Don Goldman's Color Saturation Tutorial: Youtube Link. Very helpful tutorial for Galaxy coloration.


  • Photographer
    Doug H.