These images were taken with a cooled greyscale quickcam and a 10 inch LX200 with a Meade f/3.3 focal reducer on 03/31/00 and on 04/01/00 at Cherry Springs State Park in PA.
M104 Sombrero Galaxy
- Stacked 17 images of 60 second exposures using Dave Allmon's DarkGen software
at median average setting. White: 180 Contrast: 240
NGC 4565 Galaxy - Stacked 26 images of
60 second exposures using Dave Allmon's DarkGen software at median average
setting. White: 180 Contrast: 240
M3 Globular Cluster - Stacked 9 images
of 25 second exposures using Dave Allmon's DarkGen software. White: 183
Contrast: 255
M53 Globular Cluster - Stacked 7 images
of 35 second exposures using Dave Allmon's DarkGen software. White: 182
Contrast: 255
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy - Stacked 9 images
of 90 second exposures using Dave Allmon's DarkGen software at median average
setting. White: 184 Contrast: 240
I captured more frames but the Sun was rising and washed out the images - Cherry Springs State Park