Messier 97 (NGC 3587) from my new „Jade“ observatory

This is the first test of my new equipment on the second pier „Deep Sky Pier“ in my new observatory. I took some Luminance images of M97 and M108 in the constellation Ursa Maior and combined them with old OSC data from 2011.

Data calibration, registration and the final processing was done with PixInsight. The result was as follows:

Here is an overview of the used equipment and the exposure times:

• Date: March 2025
• Location: Varel
• Telescope/Lense: 6″ Lacerta Newton
• Focal length [mm]: 600
• Focal ratio: 4
• Mount: Skywatcher EQ 8
• Camera: Lacerta Deepsky 2600 M
• Autoguiding: Off-Axis with ZWO Asi 120 MM Mini
• Filter: L
• Exposure time [min]: 96
• Resolution: 0.66″/px (2* Drizzle)