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>M74, spiral galaxy 16/08/2012 from Thézac (dept. 17, France)


Telescope: C8 F=1260mm
Guiding: Orion 80ED refractor at F=1200mm
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6 Pro
Imager: Atik 314L+ at -14°C
Mount: LodeStar StarLightXpress
Moon: no moon
Conditions: calm, 17°C
Exposures: L:15x2mn R:5x2mn G:5x2mn B:5x2mn
Binning: L:bin1 RGB:bin2
Offsets: 15x0,001s
Darks: 3x2mn in bin1 and 3x2mn in bin2
Flats: 15 per filter
Flat L:0,02s
Flat R:0,4s
Flat G:0,03s
Flat B:0,01s
Processing: IRIS then GIMP : tresholds.
Commentary: do more exposures.