Screwdriverone
07-02-2013, 01:51 PM
Hi All,
Unheard of from me in 2013, I was imaging last night on an EVEN day of the month???? I know...right? :D
I COMPLETELY recollimated the scope the other day as I wasnt happy with eggy stars I was getting and then having to process out. Took out the scope and had it cooling by 8:30pm.
Had a squiz at Lemmon, but it was sludged out by light pollution south of me, took some subs of the Eight Burst Nebula (still processing this one) and then swung the scope around to NGC1566 for a bit.
So, here it is, NGC1566, 50 Million light years away, the second brightest Seyfert galaxy in the sky (after NGC1068) and a lovely face on spiral with some nice wispy arms. I need some more data to really make these pop. Bring on IISAC 2013!
Image details:
Target: NGC1566
Constellation: Dorado
Acquired: 6th Feb 2013
Camera: Atik 314L+ OSC CCD
Scope: Skywatcher BD200N Reflector
Mount: HEQ5Pro
Guide: PHD guiding using EQmod and DBK21AU618 on Orion 50mm guidescope
Total Time: 55 mins
CCD Temp: -5 degrees Celsius
Exposures: 11 x 300 sec Lights
Darks/Bias/Flats: 20 x darks, 10 x bias.
Capture Program: Artemis Capture
Processing: DSS, Startools, Photoshop CS3
Uncompressed Image : Link (https://www.dropbox.com/s/7zitb4vjd386a9s/NGC1566%20ST%20Photoshop.png) (5.3Mb PNG file)
Comments and critiques are always welcome.
Cheers
Chris
Unheard of from me in 2013, I was imaging last night on an EVEN day of the month???? I know...right? :D
I COMPLETELY recollimated the scope the other day as I wasnt happy with eggy stars I was getting and then having to process out. Took out the scope and had it cooling by 8:30pm.
Had a squiz at Lemmon, but it was sludged out by light pollution south of me, took some subs of the Eight Burst Nebula (still processing this one) and then swung the scope around to NGC1566 for a bit.
So, here it is, NGC1566, 50 Million light years away, the second brightest Seyfert galaxy in the sky (after NGC1068) and a lovely face on spiral with some nice wispy arms. I need some more data to really make these pop. Bring on IISAC 2013!
Image details:
Target: NGC1566
Constellation: Dorado
Acquired: 6th Feb 2013
Camera: Atik 314L+ OSC CCD
Scope: Skywatcher BD200N Reflector
Mount: HEQ5Pro
Guide: PHD guiding using EQmod and DBK21AU618 on Orion 50mm guidescope
Total Time: 55 mins
CCD Temp: -5 degrees Celsius
Exposures: 11 x 300 sec Lights
Darks/Bias/Flats: 20 x darks, 10 x bias.
Capture Program: Artemis Capture
Processing: DSS, Startools, Photoshop CS3
Uncompressed Image : Link (https://www.dropbox.com/s/7zitb4vjd386a9s/NGC1566%20ST%20Photoshop.png) (5.3Mb PNG file)
Comments and critiques are always welcome.
Cheers
Chris