Ngc 247

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

NGC 247 is a galaxy that I've avoided in the past because it has reputation of being a difficult low surface brightness object and I thought it would not fare well in my light polluted skies. I've just recently changed back to my STXL 6303 so I picked NGC 247 as a test object. Sky conditions were generally pretty good but I had other unexplained problems that I fortunately managed to work around.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/n...L6303_RC14.htm

[willik (Willik)]

I like it a lot Steve
Martin

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by willik

I like it a lot Steve
Martin

Thanks Martin. It's a nice galaxy with plenty of detail.

[RickS (Rick)]

Looks good, Steve. Framing wasn't ideal

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

That's gorgeous, Steve. Deep, sharp, beautiful colour, excellent processing.

[Peter Ward]

Nice one Steve. Perhaps needs a bit more field to get the whole galaxy in...perhaps a mosaic?

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Nice one Steve. Perhaps needs a bit more field to get the whole galaxy in...perhaps a mosaic?

Thanks Peter. Didn't really plan this properly as it was initially just a test shot. Also lost a bit of real estate through the problems I was having. Perhaps I'll go back to it with a view to a mosaic.

Originally Posted by Placidus

That's gorgeous, Steve. Deep, sharp, beautiful colour, excellent processing.

Thanks M&T

Originally Posted by RickS

Looks good, Steve. Framing wasn't ideal

Thanks Rick. It was initially just a test shot so I didn't worry too much about the framing.

[gregbradley]

Amazing that such a small galaxy is larger than the frame, you really were at long focal length there.

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Amazing that such a small galaxy is larger than the frame, you really were at long focal length there.

Greg.

Actually NGC 247 is quite a large galaxy Greg about 21' X 7'

Nice test result Steve

Mike

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

A very nice image Steve! You don't need a larger FOV IMO but a better camera angle (so the galaxy was aligned closer to the diagonal) would have made a big difference (guide stars permitting).

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

A very nice image Steve! You don't need a larger FOV IMO but a better camera angle (so the galaxy was aligned closer to the diagonal) would have made a big difference (guide stars permitting).

Thanks Marcus. I'm probably not finished with this one yet.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Actually NGC 247 is quite a large galaxy Greg about 21' X 7'

Nice test result Steve

Mike

Thanks Mike

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Amazing that such a small galaxy is larger than the frame, you really were at long focal length there.

Greg.

Thanks Greg. It's actually quite large - almost the same size as NGC 253

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's a cool shot Steve. The lopsided galaxy full of hula hoop star systems.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

That's a cool shot Steve. The lopsided galaxy full of hula hoop star systems.

Thanks Marc. It certainly turned out better than I expected it too.

[atalas]

Nice galaxy Steve.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by atalas

Nice galaxy Steve.

Thanks Louie. I plan to get a bit more data for it and add some Ha if the weather clears up.