03Apr05 - HX916 image
of M83 (LRGB 40:10:10:10
[20x2 min binned 2x2 luminance from 02Mar09 below,
5x2 min binned 2x2 RGBs with LX10 OTA on G11], STV
eFinder guided, from LBV). Processing: AIP (dark
calibration and stacking, color combine and
Auto-Black color balance), PaintShop (LLRG
processing).
02Mar09 - HX916 image
of M83 (f/6.3, Meade LX10, 40 minute
total exposure [a stack of 20 2 minute images], STV guided,
binned 2x2, Processing: AIP (dark and flat frame calibration,
stacking), MaxIm (DDP:FFT-Hard, brightness and contrast
adjustments), from LBV). Seeing was bad and some haze and
clouds made for poor transparency.Note also that PGC 48132 is just visible as the little spec of a galaxy to the left of M83.
04/21/01 - STV image of M83 (f/3.75, Meade LX10, stack of
unknown number of individual 30 second images with a track and
accumulate image (6 of 30 seconds), wide mode, from LBV).
03/28/01 - STV image of M83 (f/3.75, Meade LX10, track and
accumulate (3 of 90 seconds), wide mode, from LBV).