M33 - Spiral Galaxy in Triangulum
Copyright 2008 Frank Hinson
Date/Location:
October 2008 Foster/Hinson
Observatory Bethune, SC
Instrument: Canon 450XSi (modified IR filtering) Digital SLR through
8" f/3.9 home built Newtonian
Focal Ratio: f/3.9
Guiding: Orion guider
Conditions:
Weather:
Exposure: 6 hours total (120 x 3 minutes @ ISO 800)
Filters: Baader UV/IR block internal to camera
Processing: Focused and captured,
RAW to TIFF conversion, auto-dark and flat frame calibration, Digital
Development in ImagesPlus. Final tweaking in Photoshop PS2.