Located nearly 27 million lightyears from Earth in the Big Dipper, the “Pinwheel Galaxy” is an intermediate, face-on galaxy spanning 250,000 lightyears across.
This was a very rewarding capture and process, with rich vibrant colors and detail made possible by several nights of imaging and the addition of Hydrogen-alpha signal.
Check out the full frame photo at: https://app.astrobin.com/i/hv783w
Subs:
- 228 x 300s (No filter)
- 31 x 600s (Optolong L-Ultimate)
Total integration time: 24h 10m
Equipment:
- Telescope: Apertura 90mm Triplet Refractor
- Main camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro
- Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate 2"
- Accessories: ZWO EAF Pro
- Mount: ZWO AM5N
- Guidescope: Apertura 32mm
- Guide camera: ZWO ASI220MM Mini
Processing:
- Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
- RC Astro BlurXTerminator
- RC Astro NoiseXTerminator
- RC Astro StarXTerminator
- Adobe Photoshop 2026
by spidermanbyday