.... Take images in 3 filters, perhaps R V U. Take at least 3 pictures to removecosmic rays and to cover the gap between chips. The Gap is 3.5 arcseconds wide so use offsets like (0,0), then (+7,+7), then (-7,-7) arcseconds. Exposure times.... it's a bit of a guess, maybe 60-120 seconds for each for the galaxies ??? I can combine the images or teach you how to do it.

Some ideas for Minicam... these are 4x4 arcminute pictures from DDS, seeing in DDS is about 3"

Galaxies ... Extra-Galactic Objects

U V R works well. 90 seconds each exposure works well. To really fix the gap we need at least 4 pointings.

M 109 RA 11 57 36.13 DEC +53 22 26.6 J2000
M 109 Minicam Brian McLeod March 11,2002
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M 87 RA 12 30 49.43 DEC +12 23 27.7 J2000

3C 273 RA 12 29 06.73 DEC +02 03 08.1 J2000

M 95 RA 10 43 57.70 DEC +11 42 12.7 J2000

NGC 5427 RA 14 03 25.05 DEC -06 03 05.8 J2000

NGC 3190 + SN2002bo MMT+Minicam Brian McLeod April 04,2002
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NGC 3396 RA 10 49 52.9 DEC 32 59 18.0 J2000

NGC 4088 RA 12 05 35.95 DEC 50 32 28.4 J2000

NGC 520 RA 01 24 35.42 DEC 03 47 24.8 J2000

NGC 5544 RA 14 17 02.63 DEC 36 34 15.9 J2000

MRK 205 RA 12 21 44.38 DEC 75 18 36.8 J2000

NGC 4676 RA 12 46 10.23 DEC 30 43 53.6 J2000

NGC 6027 RA 15 59 11.96 DEC 20 45 31.8 J2000

M 65 RA 11 18 55.78 DEC 13 05 32.3 J2000

M 88 RA 12 31 59.34 DEC 14 25 13.4 J2000

M 91 RA 12 35 26.58 DEC 14 29 45.1 J2000

M 90 RA 12 36 50.08 DEC 13 09 45.7 J2000

Dark Nebulae ...

Probably best in narrow band filters, but B V R should do fine, Keep exposures short to minimize saturated stars, then take more exposures to build up total exposure time.

Rosetta Nebula Dark #2 RA 06 31 37.5 DEC 05 12 05.9 J2000.0
Minicam Brian McLeod March 11, 2002
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IC 1318 dark #1 RA 20 16 34.86 DEC 42 04 09.5 J2000

IC 1318 dark #2 RA 20 16 34.86 DEC 42 04 09.5 J2000

Planetary Nebulae ...
best with narrow band filters, if not available then use B V R
IC 466 RA 07 08 37.0 DEC -04 18 48.0 J2000

M97 RA 11 14 47.50 DEC 55 01 14.0

NGC 2440 RA 07 41 55.4 DEC -18 12 33.0 J2000

NGC 4361 RA 12 24 30.70 DEC -18 47 06.0 J2000

Globular Clusters...
Exposures: take B V I, exposure times of ~10 seconds, do 5 exposures each. Try to minimize saturating stars. NGC 5053 doesn't have that very bright central core, as seen in many globulars, it should make a great "full of stars" picture.
NGC 5053 RA 13 16 27.0 DEC 17 41 51.9 J2000

NGC 2419 RA 07 38 08.55 DEC 38 52 54.1 J2000

.... Take images in 3 filters, perhaps R V B. Take at least 3 pictures to remove cosmic rays and to cover the gap between chips. The Gap is 3.5 arcseconds wide so use offsets like (0,0), then (+7,+7), then (-7,-7) arcseconds. Take all images before switching filters. Exposure times.... it's a bit of a guess, maybe 60 seconds for each for the galaxies ??? To combine the images, I can either do it for you or tell you how to do it.
9 exposure @ 60 seconds + 40 seconds overhead/exposure = 15 minutes

Here is an example from the 1.2m

[SII]-red _____________ [OIII]-green ______________ Ha-blue

combined M 16 - FLWO 1.2m