Makarian's Chain from Riberac

[MarkS]

Modified Canon 350D on Tak Epsilon 180ED (F2.8 with 500mm focal length) with 2" Baader IR/UV filter.
12 x 5min exposures at ISO 800
Stacked, asinh range compression, then scaled by 2/3 in IRIS (to help disguise the elongated stars on the right hand side caused by the CCD misalignment)
Date taken: 6 April 2010

Here's the preview version:



Here's the full version
http://www.markshelley.co.uk/webdisk/maktak06042010.jpg

Happy galaxy counting!

I think a few more subs would help this enormously.

Mark

[Carole]

That is fabulous Mark.

Carole

[Mac]

Thats fantastic.

Mac