Ngc 5128

[Peter Ward]

It was sort-of clear last night, and despite the moon and some annoying gradients I finally managed to get, while not exactly great, at least some new data :)

The link is here (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery229.html)

[cybereye]

Well that's nice and detailed! :thumbsup:

Cheers,
Mario

[WingnutR32]

Very nice, Peter.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Nice detail Peter, and you've captured the extended halo as well!

[Larryp]

Nice work, Peter

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Laurie


Ta... there is more halo there, but a pesky gradient made pushing the data difficult.

Thanks:)


Thanks for the feedback... This is the full KAF8300 field, which frames it nicely, but I suspect a bit more FL will help.

[RickS]

You've captured the faint stuff really well, Peter, despite the pesky gradient.

[Stevec35]

Nice one Peter. NGC 5128 never gets old. Only minor comment I have is that it looks a bit magenta, possibly due to your gradient.

Cheers

Steve

[multiweb]

So sharp even at that FL. Beautiful. :thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Merci !



Thanks Steve... yes, I agree about the magenta. I've subsequently tweaked it a bit :thumbsup:



Ta Rick.

[Logieberra]

Superb Peter, thanks for sharing. Still running ME? Planning on ME2?

[Peter Ward]

Thanks :)

Yep, still running a PME.... I rather think of them as being like a Bugatti Veyron: an engineering exercise that cost more to implement, than the sticker-price the sales people would allow. ( even the PME cable covers are machined down to preserve rigidity yet reduce unnecessary mass )

The ME2 is albeit, a much heavier, but very fine mount.

I don't need the extra payload capacity just yet ;)

[clive milne]

Peter,

That's a good image in its own right, but a superb effort considering the light pollution you are dealing with.


~c

[Peter Ward]

Why, thank you Clive....

Light pollution in Sydney? (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/galleyOS11.html) Nah... :lol:

[gbeal]

Beautiful.
Gary

[alexandre]

Hy peter.
Very good work, this image is excellent, there are many details, nevertheless I just blame for the lack of colors!

See you soon.;)
@lex

[Peter Ward]

Glad you like it



Ta. I think the image would benefit from more data (maybe the next new moon :question: )but I'm not a fan of Las-Vegas-neon processing, hence am happy with a more muted result.

[SkyViking]

Very nice and crisp shot of an old favourite, thanks for the view Peter :)
I've been gathering data of this one myself lately, it's such a beautiful and interesting galaxy. Looking forward to processing it soon, but I need a few more hours still.

[Bassnut]

Nice, but a serious lack of .............

[Leonardo70]

Wonderful Peter.

All the best,
Leo

[astronobob]

Among the best of this target Ive seen for quite some time, Very nice result ! !

[Peter Ward]

To quote Elvis; Thank you, thank you very much.



Thanks... but it really does need more data..



:lol: Yep, it is WF Wussy effort..and deserves some serious FL (like my earlier RCOS effort (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery5.html)) .... but it's such a cool 'scope...and I'm getting lazy in my old age :)



Ta. Yep, I'd like to get 3-4 hours more to really nail it.

[SpaceNoob]

Great image Peter, love the resolution you're getting with that sensor :D

[Ross G]

Great photo Peter.

Excellent sharpness and detail.


Ross.