M88 (NGC4501)

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Description

Spiral Galaxie (Type Sb-c) in the constellation Berenice's Hair. Size 6.8'x3.7', surface brightness 12.6mag.

Date

March 23, 2003

Telescope

Meade 10" SCT @f/6.7 (f=1680mm), Losmandy G11 mount, FS2 drive unit

CCD Camera

ST-7 at -20°C, AO-7

Exposure

4x900s (1x1)

Localisation

Kriftel / Rhein-Main area

Conditions

Bad Conditions

Note

 

Image Processing

Full calibration, unsharp mask, digital development, histogram stretching