Maffei I & II galaxies

Image Description and Details : Maffei I and II Galaxies.
Shots taken with RC8" 0.75x reducer.
QHY163M mono camera and IR685nm filter as luminance.
Star colors made with QHY163C color camera and L-PRO light pollution filter.
2 panels mosaic.

Technical details:
QHY163M with infrared pass filter IR685nm: 24 x 10min.
QHY163C with L-PRO filter: 20 x 3min.
Total whole mosaic shooting: 10 hours.
Both cameras were set with the following parameters: Gain= 300, Offset= 100, T= -25°C.
Made Dark, Flat and Dark-flat.
From my home: Vigevano (Pavia), Italy.

Copyright: Roberto Frassi

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