Target: M83 - The Southern Pinwheel
Imaging Scope: Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (EQMOD)
Imager: SBIG ST-2000XM
Guiding: 2 second guide exposures using ST-2000XM internal guide chip
Software: acquisition - CCDOps, post processing - CCDSoft, AstroArt & Adobe Photoshop
Exposure Information: 3 x 10 minutes. Flat fields applied.
Comments: Transparency and seeing were very good. Field of view is 30 x 50 arc minutes. Tracking and guiding continue to be excellent. Field of view is approximately 49 x 37 arcminutes.