Target: M106 (RGB/QHY9)
Imaging Scope: Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (EQMOD)
Imager: QHY9M @ -40C below ambient
Guiding: 2 second guide exposures using a SSAG through a Stellarvue SV66ED
Software: acquisition - MaxIm DL 5, processing - Maxim DL 5, AstroArt & Adobe Photoshop
Exposure Information: 5 x 10 minutes for each RGB channel. 2 Hours 30 minutes total exposure time. Bias, dark and flats applied.
Comments: Transparency was good. I need to invest in a LP filter. Gradients were horrible. Cropped version.