M106 NGC4258 LRGB picture

M106/NGC4258 exposure times are LUM=21 5min. plus R,G,B=7,7,7 5min. subs. Meade LX200ACF 16" telescope used. Sub-frames taken with a telescope focal lenght~2m., meaning Optec NextGEN Wide Field 0.5X reducer installed. Astronomik L,R,G and B filters used and due to the degree of light polution locally and from the city of Copenhagen additionally a IDAS LPS 2" filter installed. CCDStack and Adobe Photoshop CS4 applied for picture processing. Dark, flat and bias frames used for calibration of the raw LRGB frames.

M106 color picture.

M106 color picture.

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