M 90 in Virgo 21st April 2020 @ 22:26 UT
A bright spiral galaxy in Virgo.
Image: 15 seconds x 160 frames (2400 seconds total), gain 6579, bin 1x1, Raw 14, black level 99, camera temperature 15 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 90, 39 million light years distance.
First discovered by Charles Messier in 1781.
Comments