Bigger size: 2600x1591
DATE
September 7th, 2008
PHOTO
Focal: 432mm, f/4.32
EQUIPMENT
Imaging Scope: Televue NP101is with 0.8 focal reducer
Camera: Canon 40D IR/UV filter
Guide camera: StarShoot Guider
Guide scope: Orion Short 80mm
Mount: Takahashi EM-400
SITE & CONDITIONS
Parking lot at Lick Observatory, San Jose, CA
Seeing: Good
Transparency: Ok
SOFTWARE
Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Processing: Photoshop & PixInsight
COMMENTS
After most of the visitors to the Summer Visitor Program at the Lick Observatory had left, I switched targets and I imaged M33 until late at night when everyone had already left. During processing I tried to enhance the HII areas and the core of the galaxy.
