The name of this galaxy speaks for itself and I find the most remarkable feature is the well-defined dark dust lane that bisects the galaxy. Astronomers report that these dust particles, many of which are micron in size, comprise an estimated mass of at least 10 million suns. Another amazing feature of this galaxy is the massive black hole at its center which contains an estimated thousand million solar masses.
Photo Details
May 18-19, 21, 2014
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
Nikon D3100 Camera - ISO 1600
Baader MPC Mark III Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
Skyglow filter
Autoguider
82 sub-frames at 1.5 minutes/frame
21 sub-frames at 3.0 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 3 hours 7 minutes
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
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