Monday, January 20, 2025

The "Hamburger" Galaxy


My only goal was to see how much detail a small refractor could capture in this galaxy...
...not bad but certainly limited ! 

Taken with: 

ZWO ASI585MC Pro USB3 Cooled Color Camera
Daystar 80mm f/6 480mm refractor
About 2.5 hours of integration
Post-processed with SIRIL and GIMP
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