Deep in the SMC....NGC346 Edit plus NGC55

kinetic (Steve) · #1 14-09-2009, 01:49 AM

Tonights result was NGC 346, an open cluster and nebula
deep inside the SMC.
Seeing was quite good tonight and also I am quite far south so
drive PE errors are minimal. Homemade wormgear with PEC on.

Also attached, a link to an APOD view of this object from Hubble.
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050118.html

Edit: Added a result of NGC 55 as well from the same night.
Cloud cut this set short....Also closer to the equator...drive errors
are amplified.

Steve

kinetic (Steve) · #2 15-09-2009, 07:16 AM

Another repro at NGC 55 with the sharpening now.

Steve

RB (Andrew) · #3 15-09-2009, 09:32 AM

Lovely work Steve and the repro looks better - sharper and smoother.

Hagar (Doug) · #4 15-09-2009, 10:09 PM

Very nice Steve. Great couple of images. Detail, focus and guiding/tracking are all very good.
Well done Mate.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #5 15-09-2009, 10:42 PM

Beautiful work Steve.
Do you have a focal reducer? Be nice to see all of 55.

kinetic (Steve) · #6 18-09-2009, 12:50 AM

Thanks guys,

Jeanette, yeah I have a few home-made jobs.
It's on the never ending list of projects ahead!

Here is an LRGB attempt tonight using RGB data from tonight and
the Lum from the 13th.

Only a rough play with the set, please forgive me

Steve

Octane (Humayun) · #7 08-10-2009, 11:51 PM

Steve,

Another couple of excellent images there.

I also like your LRGB version of NGC 346. Interesting colours.

Regards,
Humayun