March 2001 Zoomed Image
of the Month
M 83 in Hydra
GIF portion above with
more original detail
2@ 5 min. luminance
w/ ST-8 (non e chip) March 20
RGB exposure is 150 sec.
red and green and 2@150 sec. blue filters at medium resolution
RGB combined in CCDOPS
for Windows, Luminance sharpening in Maxim DL and LRGB
combining in Quantum Image
Note: These images are
cropped and enlarged from an ST-8 original
Image taken by Matt Longmire
of SBIG and Jim Riffle in Aguila, AZ.