M 88 in Coma Berenices 23rd March 2020 @ 01:28 UT
A really nice spiral galaxy with great detail in its arms and a small bright core.
Image: 15 seconds x 101 frames (1515 seconds total), gain 6584, bin 2x2, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 9.5 deg C, 1 dark. Stacked in SharpCap Pro 3.2.6248.0. The image was stacked and adjusted in SharpCap. The image was scaled down and cropped in GIMP.
Equipment: Celestron CPC-800 at F5.9, Alt-Az mount, Altair Astro Hypercam 294C Pro Cooled (fan), Celestron Focuser, CPWI controlled remotely via Microsoft RDP and ASCOM.
Astrometry: M 88 36 million light years distance.
First recorded by Charles Messier in 1781.
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