60 120-second raw photos, 10 darks, flats and dark flats at ISO 3200
Canon T3i (modified), 8″ Sky-Watcher Newtonian Astrograph, CGEM mount, Tele Vue coma corrector, Sky-Watcher 80-mm ED and Orion Starshooter with PhD for guiding.
Each photo stacked and processed initially in Images Plus. Stretched in IP Digital Development. Colour balanced and background neutralized. Star rounding in IP. Selective colour enhancement using Hue Saturation and Luminance App in IP. Cropped.
I use this photograph in my outreach and flat-screen planetarium shows as it illustrates the drama of colliding galaxies, which audiences find very interesting. As well, I like to photograph it because of the interesting colours and dark lanes that can be teased out in the spiral arms.