Ngc 300

[PeterSEllis (Peter)]

Hi Guys,
NGC300 taken with the esprit 150mm on a ZWO ASI071 OSC camera.
The shot was taken at Boronia, Melbourne where the light pollution isn't getting any better, in fact I think the new LED street lights are making it worse. There is only 25 x 6 minutes of exposure for this one, I'm hoping Melbourne will be kind to me and give me a decent night so I can collect a little more data to get the noise down a bit more, but I'm not counting on it.

Cheers
Peter

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

that's quite lovely, and given that you took the image while wrestling with crocodiles, excellent. Beautiful colour. Lots and lots and lots of background galaxies.

Best,
MnT

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

That is VERY nice Peter. Beautifully processed too. It's a faint galaxy at the best of times.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Great result even with the LED's...and apparently crocodiles..? Even though it's not a more showy classic spiral like the Pavo galaxy or ngc 1232 et al, there is something about being able to look inside these nearby galaxies and see stuff, not to mention the great cosmic back drop this baby sits against

Mike

[markas (Mark)]

Considering the low surface brightness of this galaxy and the light pollution, this is a very good result. It would be nice to supplement the data with some from a dark sky site.


Mark

[RickS (Rick)]

Very nice, Peter! A tough target even under dark skies.

[PeterSEllis (Peter)]

Originally Posted by RickS

Very nice, Peter! A tough target even under dark skies.

Hi Rick,
Thanks for your comments. It never stops amazing me what one can still capture even with serious light pollution, and of course pixinsight to do the processing.

Cheers
Peter

Originally Posted by markas

Considering the low surface brightness of this galaxy and the light pollution, this is a very good result. It would be nice to supplement the data with some from a dark sky site.

Mark

Hi Mark,
Thanks for your comments. Next time Melbourne is kind too me I will collect another 3 Hours of NGC300 data, even given the level of light pollution here, its is surprising what you can get with with 6 hours of data. "Not as good as a Dark site though".

Cheers
Peter

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Great result even with the LED's...and apparently crocodiles..? Even though it's not a more showy classic spiral like the Pavo galaxy or ngc 1232 et al, there is something about being able to look inside these nearby galaxies and see stuff, not to mention the great cosmic back drop this baby sits against

Mike

Hi Mike,
Thanks for your comments. I like NGC1232, but even with the Meade 12" F8, NGC1232 at magitude 10.9 it is right on the limits of what I can catch here with the current level of light pollution. Not that that will stop me trying.

Cheers
Peter

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

That is VERY nice Peter. Beautifully processed too. It's a faint galaxy at the best of times.

Hi Kevin,
Thanks for you comments. It certainly is a bit of a challenge, you don't see much until you start processing it. Pixinsight might have a steep learning curve, but once you master it, it can work wonders.

Cheers
Peter

Originally Posted by Placidus

that's quite lovely, and given that you took the image while wrestling with crocodiles, excellent. Beautiful colour. Lots and lots and lots of background galaxies.

Best,
MnT

Hi Mike and Trish,
Thanks for your comments. There was also few alligators in the water that night.
I think another 3 hours of 6 minute subs, should improve it a bit.

Cheers
peter

[multiweb (Marc)]

Beautiful galaxy shot. The fov looks great too.

[PeterSEllis (Peter)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Beautiful galaxy shot. The fov looks great too.

Hi Marc,
Thanks for your reply. I'm pacing up and down waiting for another night to be able to get some more data on this one. Melbourne is not being kind to me at the moment.

Cheers
Peter

[Ross G]

What a nice looking galaxy.


Great capture Peter, especially considering the conditions.


Ross.

[PeterSEllis (Peter)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

What a nice looking galaxy.


Great capture Peter, especially considering the conditions.


Ross.

Hi Ross,
Thanks for your comments. The great thing about this hobby is that no matter how bad things are light pollution wise, there is always something you can do.

Cheers
Peter