Telescope: Optical Mechanics, Inc 0.61 meter cassegrain telescope
Total Exposure: LRGB:12'6'6'6'
Subexposures: 2 minutes each
Location: West Boylston, MA
Processing:
Aligned/combined all files in AutostarSuite Image Processing software
Imported resulting files to Photoshop 7 via FITS liberator
Adjusted levels and Curves a bit
Added Luminance data using Steve Cannistra's Luminance Corrected LRGB method.
Description: M103
Discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1781
I shot this using the amazing facilities located at the Sierra Stars Observatory. You can find out about the services provided by them at
www.sierrastars.com.