Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  M 104  ·  NGC 4594  ·  Sombrero Galaxy
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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - LRGB, Adam Cox
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - LRGB
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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - LRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - LRGB, Adam Cox
M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - LRGB
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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - LRGB

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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Description

Target: M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - LRGB

Two panel mosaic with approximately 24hrs integration total.

I would of liked to have more luminance data, however the weather is not cooperating. 

Panel 1
R x 90 x 120 sec
G x 90 x 120 sec
B x 91 x 120 sec
L x 96 x 120 sec

Panel 2
R x 90 x 120 sec
G x 91 x 120 sec
B x 89 x 120 sec
L x 80 x 120 sec

Date: Imaged over Mar 2024 from ACT region, Australia.

Equipment:
  • Scope: SkyWatcher 200P 8" F5 Newtonian Reflector
  • Coma Corrector: SkyWatcher f4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector
  • Camera: ZWO ASI533MM Pro
  • Filters: Optolong 1.25" Red,  Optolong 1.25" Green, Optolong 1.25" Blue
  • Mount: EQ6-R Pro
  • Guiding: ZWO OAG, ZWO ASI220mm Mini

Processing:
Processed in PixInsight:
  • WBPP with 2x Drizzle and Autocrop enabled
  • GradientCorrection
  • BlurXTerminator @ AI V4.0 @ 0.5 Sharpen Non-stellar per L and RGB channel
  • SPCC for RGB Channel
  • LRGB Combine via PixelMath @ 0.4*L + 0.6*RGB
  • Mosaic by Coordinates
  • Gradient Merge Mosaic
  • Histogram Transform for stretching, hue and saturation
  • NoiseXTerminator @ 0.5 Denoise

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M104 - The Sombrero Galaxy - LRGB, Adam Cox