M33 - Triangulum Galaxy

M33 - Triangulum Galaxy

Messier: 33
NGC: 598
Right Ascension: 1h 33m 50.02s
Declination: 30° 39′ 36.7″
Apparent Magnitude: 5.72

Date: December 2022
Equipment:
Telescope: Planewave 14" CDK (Corrected Dall-Kirkham)
Camera: SBIG STX-16803
Guiding: Orion 80mm" refractor/Starshoot/PHD2

Exposure:
L: 31x5 minute subframes binned 1x1.
R: 13x10 minute subframes binned 2x2.
G: 13x10 minute subframes binned 2x2.
B: 13x10 minute subframes binned 2x2.

Processing Notes: All data were captured using TheSkyX. The data images were then reduced and aligned and summed in CCDStack with a StdDev data reject. The RBG file was combined in CCDStack and exported s a TIFF. The luminance file was imported to Fits Liberator, a arcsine stretch was applied, and then the file was saved as TIFF and imported into Photoshop. Dim areas got a gaussian blur and brighter areas were sharpened. Contrast was enhanced on the galaxy luminance layer via a highpass filter. Final processing and cropping in Photoshop.
Scale: 0.73"/pixel

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