Date Taken: 05/16/2013
Location: Jordan Lake, Pittsboro, NC
Telescope: Orion ED80T CF Triplet Apochromatic Refractor Telescope
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G Computerized GoTo Telescope Mount
Camera: Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider Package
Other Camera: Canon T2i
Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Photoshop CS 5.1
Exposure: 30x180sec
Other Equipment Used: SSAG, 50mm guidescope
Notes: This is the Markarian Chain of galaxies, including M86, in the constellation Virgo. Picture taken at Jordan Lake in Pittsboro, NC. Software used: BackyardEOS 2.1 Beta 5 for camera control and image acquisition, DeepSkyStacker for image calibration and stacking, Photoshop CS 5.1 for post-processing.