Astrophotography by Keith B. Quattrocchi

M65 and M66 
Spiral Galaxies in Leo
LRGB Image

Copyright 2014 
Keith B Quattrocchi

Image Acquisition Information  
                    
Telescope: 16" RCOS Richey Chretien Telescope (ion milled at f/9) 
Camera: BIG STL-11000
Guiding: SBIG 402
Filters:  Astrodon LRBG Filters
Mount: Software Bisque Paramount ME
Acquisition Programs: The Sky,CCDAutopliot IV, CCD Soft, FocusMax 
Processing Programs: CCDStack, Maxim DL, Photoshop
Date: Data processed June 15, 2014.  Data aquisition: May 17, 2014-June 2,2014                               
Imaging Time: 8 x30 min ( 4 hours) for each of L,R,G,B for a total of 16 hours.                              
Processing:  CCD Stack and PhotoShop CS/4

Image Information: M65 and M66 are spiral galaxies in Leo. 

Processing Information  This LRGB image was obtained using  AstroDon LRGB filters.  The LRGB images were assembled in CCDStack.  LRGB images were then compined in Photoshop.  Further stretching, high pass filtering and background smoothing was performed with Adobe Photoshop CS/4.  All data stretching was by minimal stretching with gamma and DDP in CCD Stack and then further stretching with curves/levels in photoshop.