M83 - 14.5RC ION Milled Ritchey-Chretien


Spiral Galaxy M83 in Hydra

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LRGB Image, 11 Hours of Exposure
14.5" RCOS (Ion Milled Optics), STL11000

Image acquired from Fair Dinkum Skies, Western Australia
(An affiliation of New Mexico Skies and Pingelly Heights Observatory)
Image data acquired remotely using CCDAutoPilot2
RCOS 14.5" ION Milled RC f/9 Carbon Truss Ritchey-Chrétien with RCOS Field Flattener / Corrector.
Software Bisque Paramount ME, SBIG STL-11000XM