M100 (Mike McGovern) Messier 100 at a distance of 55 million light years, taken on 6th March 2022. Taken with a SkyWatcher Explorer 300PDS on a SkyWatcher EQ6-R mount, ZWO ASI294MC Pro with Optolong L-Pro filter, 109 x 120s exposures in NINA, 75 x darks, dark flats and flats, stacked in APP and processed using StarTools and GIMP.


M100 (Mike McGovern)
Messier 100 at a distance of 55 million light years, taken on 6th March 2022. Taken with a SkyWatcher Explorer 300PDS on a SkyWatcher EQ6-R mount, ZWO ASI294MC Pro with Optolong L-Pro filter, 109 x 120s exposures in NINA, 75 x darks, dark flats and flats, stacked in APP and processed using StarTools and GIMP.

 

M100 and co. (Jonathan Anderson) 06/02/2022 and 01/03/2022 SW 130PDS on HEQ5pro & Canon 700D (unmod) @ 800ISO 70x38sec + 94X60s, darks, flats, bias DSS and GIMP Think some cloudy frames, but love how many galaxies I can count in here!

M100 and co. (Jonathan Anderson)
06/02/2022 and 01/03/2022
SW 130PDS on HEQ5pro & Canon 700D (unmod) @ 800ISO
70x38sec + 94X60s, darks, flats, bias
DSS and GIMP
Think some cloudy frames, but love how many galaxies I can count in here!

 

Blowdryer Galaxy or M100 (Ian A Smith) As well as UGC7442, NGC4396, UGC7502 et al. Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-|Band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 21 x 5 minute exposures (1 hour 45 minutes) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames. Processed in Pixinsight Topaz denoise and Photoshop. Collected between 23:11 and 0:51 on the 26th/27th of March, 2022.

Blowdryer Galaxy or M100 (Ian A Smith)
As well as UGC7442, NGC4396, UGC7502 et al.
Skywatcher 190MN, NEQ6 mount, Altair Tri-|Band filter, ASI294MC Pro at -20C. 21 x 5 minute exposures (1 hour 45 minutes) at Gain 120, Offset 30, 50 dark frames, 50 flat fields and 50 dark flat frames.
Processed in Pixinsight Topaz denoise and Photoshop.
Collected between 23:11 and 0:51 on the 26th/27th of March, 2022.

 

M 100 Galaxy (Blowdryer) (Hugh C. Somerville) Virgo Mon 18th Apr 2022

M 100 Galaxy (Blowdryer) (Hugh C. Somerville)
Virgo Mon 18th Apr 2022

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