Astronomy Report – April 8th

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Report title: Astronomy Report
Crew #: 333
Position: Crew Astronomer
Report prepared by: Matias Ballivian Ascarrunz
Date: 08-04-2026
Sol: 10

MDRS ROBOTIC OBSERVATORY
Robotic Telescope Requested: MDRS-WF & MLC RCOS-16
Objects to be Imaged this Evening: Resubmission of M51& M81 (The previous images were corrupted), and M99
Images submitted with this report: ngc7000 colored using ASIStudio to stack and to combine the RGB+Lum
Problems Encountered:None
MUSK OBSERVATORY
Solar Features Observed: N/A
Images submitted with this report: N/A
Problems Encountered: N/A
Question: Would you recommend doing the coloring in Photoshop? If so, after stacking I have three images; PNG, TIFF, and FITS. Which one should I use for coloring?
Thanks again for all the help!