It's been a tough few weeks for clear skies. My last attempt was on March 30th and was able to image Messier 105 (circular galaxy in image above). What makes M105 so special, of course, are the other nearby galaxies forming this tight right triangle. The oblong galaxy is NGC 3384 while the third galaxy that seems to have better structure is NGC 3389. Though M105 may appear simply as a fuzz-ball, it is massive as our own Milky Way galaxy.
Photo Details
March 30, 2014
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
Nikon D3100 Camera - ISO 1600
Coma Corrector & Skyglow filter
Autoguider
46 sub-frames at 1.5 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 1 hour 7 minutes 30 seconds
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
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