Astrophotography of Galaxies
M104, Sombrero Galaxy, NGC 4594, guided

Date: May 9, 2007
Telescope: Celestron 11 XLT on CGE mount f/5
Camera: Starlight Xpress SXV-H9C
Exposure: 16 4-min subframes (64 min total) guided with Meade DSI color and piggybacked Meade DSX-90 at f/13.8 using PHD Guiding.
Comments: Baader UV/IR cut filter. Longer exposure gives less noise in the galactic halo region.
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