Image of the Week, May 20, 2019

M81 – Bode’s Galaxy, by Timothy Fukuyama

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Description

Taken from my driveway in Waynesville, MO.

Details:

• 11 x 300sec Lights
• 150 bias
• 15 darks

Equipment:

• Celestron C8N Newtonian Reflector
• Celestron AVX Mount
• ZWO ASI294MC-Pro cooled to -20C
• Orion 60mm Guidescope
• ZWO ASI178MC for guiding

Capture software:

• SharpCap 3.2 Pro
• PHD2 Guiding

Workflow, processed entirely in PixInsight:

• Image Calibration and Integration
• Dynamic Background Extraction
• Background Neutralization
• Color Correction
• MultiscaleLinearTransform (Noise reduction)
• Histogram Stretch
• Unsharp Mask
• Curves Transformation

About the photographer

Timothy Fukuyama
Location: USA

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