1999-10-28 01:41:21UT
This is a combination of 8 images, each of 480 seconds The images were taken with a Pictor 416 attached to an Meade 10" F/6.3 telescope. A Pictor 201XT was attached to an ETX for guiding. Each of the images was corrected with a dark frame and a flat field. After combining, the image was linearly stretched to emphasize the outer arms of the galaxy.