This is always a fun target, good test to see how deep I can push the new camera. Pretty damn deep it looks like! You can easily pick out M 84, Ic 3303, Ngc 4387, Ngc 4388, Ngc 4402 , M 86, Ngc 4407, Ngc 4425, Ngc 4435, Ngc 4438, Ngc 4461, Ngc 4473, Ngc 4477, Ngc 4458, M86, M84, Ic 3393 and Ngc 4479. I need to find some reference material to see how deep I’m getting. I also plan on shooting this area again next month in a mosaic from Tierra Del Sol which is a bit darker than Anza.
Image Location and Date: OCA dark sky site in Anza, CA on February 25th, 2012
Object: Markarian’s Chain in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster.
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G
Imaging scope: Omni XLT 150mm Newtonian
Imaging FL: 750mm
Imaging focal ratio: f5
Imaging camera: Canon 1100D (Rebel T3) Modded
Lights: 22x600sec @ ISO 800
Calibration: Darks, flats
Guide scope: Tair-3c with Orion StarShoot Auto Guider
Other details: guiding with PHD, captured with APT, stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in PixInsight + Photoshop for final color adjustment.