M31 Galaxy
Constellation: Andromeda
Imaging Date: 08-16-01
Seeing Conditions: Good
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 1x180sec + 3x120sec + 13x90sec + 9x60sec + 1x30sec, Track and Accumulate Images
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL, DDP, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop

M32 Galaxy
Constellation: Andromeda
Imaging Date: 08-14-01
Seeing Conditions: Moderate
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F8
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 5x120sec + 4x90sec, Track and Accumulate Images Combined in MaxIm DL
Processing Notes: MaximDL, and Photoshop





M33 Galaxy
Constellation: Triangulum
Imaging Date: 08-16-01
Seeing Conditions: Good
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 4x120sec + 36x90Sec, Track and Accumulate Images
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL, DDP, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop

M51 Galaxy - "The Whirlpool Galaxy"
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Imaging Date: 05-25-01
Seeing Conditions: Poor
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 4x90sec + 3x90sec + 1x120sec + 3x120sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: MaxImDL, and Photoshop






     
M51 Galaxy - "The Whirlpool Galaxy"
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Imaging Date: 05-25-01
Seeing Conditions: Poor
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 4x90sec + 3x90sec + 1x120sec + 3x120sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: MaxIm DL - Max Entropy Deconvolution, and Photoshop

M51 Galaxy - "The Sunflower Galaxy"
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Imaging Date: 05-11-02
Seeing Conditions: Good
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F8
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 23x90sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: MaxIm DL - Combine and DDP. Photoshop
Scaling, manual blurring, and curves.





M74 Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Pisces
Imaging Date: 08-19-01
Seeing Conditions: Moderate
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 12x120sec + 11x90sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL then DD. Scaled, Sharpend and Selectively Smoothed in Photoshop


M81 Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Imaging Date: 06-19-01
Seeing Conditions: Poor
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 7x120sec + 13x90sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL then DD creating FFT LowPass & Kernal LowPass More Images, Scaled and Screen Combined in Photoshop






M82 Irregular Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Imaging Date: 05-30-01
Seeing Conditions: Moderate
Telescope: Celestron 8 - F3.75
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 7x60sec + 9x50sec + 21x40sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: MaxImDL, DD, and Light Unsharp Mask in Photoshop

M101 (M102) Spiral Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Imaging Date: 05-24-01
Seeing Conditions: Moderate
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 3x120sec + 6x90sec + 6x120sec + 8x90sec + 13x60sec + 10x60sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop





M106 Galaxy
Constellation: Canes Venatici
Imaging Date: 03-02-01
Seeing Conditions: Moderate
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 5x90sec + 27x60sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: Combined, and Maximum Entropy Deconvolution in MaxImDL, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop

M108 Galaxy
Constellation: Ursa Major
Imaging Date: 03-02-01
Seeing Conditions: Moderate
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 3x120sec + 4x90sec + 15x60sec + 10x50sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: Combined, and Maximum Entropy Deconvolution in MaxImDL, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop





M110 Galaxy
Constellation: Andromeda
Imaging Date: 08-14-01
Seeing Conditions: Moderate
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F8
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 6x120sec + 5x90sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop

NGC 891 Galaxy
Constellation: Andromeda
Imaging Date: 08-17-01 and 08-18-01
Seeing Conditions: Good
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Zoom Mode
Exposure: 2x120sec + 37x90sec, Track and Accumulate Images
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL, DDP, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop





NGC 5866 Galaxy
Constellation: Draco
Imaging Date: 05-25-01
Seeing Conditions: Poor
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 4x90sec + 3x120sec + 3x120sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop

NGC 5907 Galaxy
Constellation: Draco
Imaging Date: 05-25-01
Seeing Conditions: Poor
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ-106N - F5
Mount: Losmandy G-11
Imager: SBIG-STV in Normal Mode
Exposure: 4x90sec + 3x120sec + 3x60sec, Track and Accumulate
Processing Notes: Combined in MaxImDL, Scaled and Curves in Photoshop







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