by Craig & Tammy Temple
M96 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo. Together with M95 and M105, these three galaxies form the Leo Galaxy Group. This image is over 6.5 hours total exposure time taken over 3 separate nights; March 16, 19 and 20, 2009. The temperatures were 54° F, 67° F and 51° F respectively.
- Celestron C8 SCT with Celestron f/6.3 FR/FF
- Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD, guided
- Canon 350D (self-modified) w/ Astronomik EOS Clip IR filter
- Best 170/205 90s @ ISO 1600
- Best 55/60 150s @ ISO 1600 (using IDAS LPS filter)
- Dark/Sky flat/Bias calibration
- Captured using ImagesPlus 3.75 Camera Control
- Calibrated/Registered/Stacked/Initial processing in ImagesPlus 3.75
- Post processed in Photoshop CS4/Gradient XTerminator/Noise Ninja/Carboni's Tools.