M 90

[Jim McMillan]

Sometimes I feel like I over-share some of my results. But, if I relied soley on the feedback from my wife - who thinks I keep imaging the same galaxy over and over again because 'they all look alike' - I'd probably stop imaging!

Anyway, M 90 isn't a galaxy you see very often, although I don't know why. I'd never imaged it, but I think it's pretty interesting. It's pretty similar to M 64, but a bit more subtle. The data was gathered over 2 nights. The first started with thin clouds that thickened up to the point where ACP could barely function. It limped along for 11 images (about 2 hrs) before it became clear for the rest of the night (total 31 images usable). A week later, the 2nd night started out clear, but clouded over after 27 images. So, this final image represents 9.67 hrs total exposure.

Enjoy.

Jim