Closeup of the three major galaxies:

One interesting thing about NGC 1073 is that its field of view is crossed by three quasars. Below is a blowout of NGC 1073 indicating the location of the three quasars (the image looks a bit different because I took it from a previous step during the processing):

November 22nd, 2008

Exposure time: 22 x 10' (3 hours, 40 minutes total)
Focal: 540mm, f/5.4

Imaging scope: NP101is
Camera: Canon 40D IR/UV @ ISO 800
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
Guiding scope: Orion ShortTube 80mm
Mount: Takahashi EM-400

Willow Springs,San Benito county, California
Seeing: Ok
Transparency: Very good

Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop

December 12th, 2008

Exposure time:

Imaging scope: Takahashi FSQ106N
Camera: SBIG STL 10000
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
Mount: Takahashi EM400

Dinosaur Point
Seeing: Regular
Transparency: Regular

Callibration/Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop

Bigger size: 1194x945

November 18th, 2008

Exposure time: 20x15" + 20x8" + 30x45" + 1x1" (31 minutes total)
Focal: 2350mm, f/10

Imaging scope: C9.25
Camera: Canon 40D IR/UV @ ISO 800
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
Guiding scope: Orion ShortTube 80mm
Mount: Takahashi EM-400

Montebello OSP, Santa Clara County, California
Seeing: Ok
Transparency: Ok

Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop

Bigger size: 1600x1100

November 7th, 2008

Exposure time:

Imaging scope: Televue NP101is
Camera: Canon 40D modified
Guiding camera: StarShoot AutoGuider
Mount: Takahashi EM400

Henry Coe State Park
Seeing: Ok
Transparency: Very good

Callibration/Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
Processing: PixInsight & Photoshop