My best effort so far to image this spectacular galaxy...
Details:
Telescope : Takahashi FSQ106ED
Mount : Takahashi EM200 Temma II Jr
Camera : Canon 350D Baader modified with Hutech IDAS LPS
2008-07-11 Exposure : 24 x 122 sec light frames (ISO 800), autoguided with PHD
24 dark frames
24 bias frames
were aligned, calibrated and stacked in DSS
2008-07-30 Exposure : 17 x 182 sec light frames (ISO 800), autoguided with PHD
15 dark frames
15 bias frames
were aligned, calibrated and stacked in DSS
2008-08-04 Exposure : 35 x 182 sec light frames (ISO 800), autoguided with PHD
35 dark frames
35 bias frames
were aligned, calibrated and stacked in DSS
2009-08-18 Exposure : 48 x 122 sec light frames (ISO 1600), autoguided with PHD
40 dark frames
40 bias frames
were aligned, calibrated and stacked in DSS