M81_2004-04-11 by Pawel Lancucki

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M81_2004-04-11

This image was taken on Easter Sunday 2004!

This session scored many "firsts":
- first time the polar axis was set using drift method
- for the first time I have used FS60 with my old MX7C as autoguider
- focus was set using motofocus controller programmed by Michal Klimaszewski
- for the first time i have applied full image reduction (darks, flats, flat darks etc)

Starlight Express HX916,Takahashi FS102,Takahashi EM200 mount
106 x 60s (total of 106 minutes)
T = -2C
IDAS LPS filter
Acquired and reduced with Astroart
Processed in Photoshop 4.0 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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