M-77

Subject:	M-77 spiral galaxy in Cetus. 52 million light years distant.
Telescope:	Celestron 8" with f/6.3 focal reducer
Mount:	Losmandy G-11
Imager:	SBIG ST-7
Image Details:	An addition of ten 1 minute integrations, self guided. A dark frames were subtracted from each image before addition. Digital devlopment used to bring out details in the arms without burning out the core detail. The short integrations were necessary to prevent blooming of the bright stars in the field.

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