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M104

San Diego, CA

M104 Galaxy in Virgo.
Apogee U8300, 8" LX90 at f/6.3 (1666mm focal length),
Astrodon Gen II E-series filters in Apogee Filter Wheel,
Astrodon M-MOAG with DSI Pro II guiding.

L: 17x100sec
R: 9x100sec
G: 7x100sec
B: 7x100sec

Several hours of subframes captured, but low yield due to poor guiding.
1/4 Moon close by. Mediocre seeing.
Imaged cropped to remove coma and spherical aberration areas.


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