Date: July 2, 2009
Location: Victoria Centre Observatory, Observatory Hill, Victoria, BC, Canada

The Splinter Galaxy was hgh overhead, however the nearness to the summer solstice restricted the amount of colour I could capture in this single photo session. I am pleased with the detail that is visible in my first try to photograph this edge on galaxy.

Equipment: Canon 50D mounted prime focus on a 14" Meade LX200 SCT operating at f/10 mounted on a Paramount ME

31 x 3 minute exposures at ISO 1600
18°C, LVM 4.5, Transparency 4/5, Steadiness 4/5, Humidity 18%, clear skies

Processing:
ImagesPlus 3.75 - Auto-process - digital development from raw, dark frame calibration, normalize, grading, alignment, average min/max exclude combine. Contrast stretch using DD BP-2000.
ACDSee Pro 2.5: resize, reduce colour depth to 24 bit, save as jpg.