rogerg
26-10-2006, 09:48 AM
I'm starting to enjoy getting back to this faint PGC galaxy stuff I used to do, after a break for HDF-S and then getting my DSLR working on the portable mount.
Last night's viewing conditions were better than the 45km/hr wind gusts of the night before, but the stars were blinking on and off, and the neighbours still had their patio lights on which hurt the faint end of the 'spectrum' :( . But they're generally good with their lights and are good neighbours (even have a telescope), just had bad timing the last 2 nights.
I didn't reach the mag 18 - 20 galaxies that I like being able to reach.
Still, the image is reasonably nice quality, little noise and fairly smooth texture. 21 Galaxies is a pretty good haul! I was surprised. I think there's more but TheSky doesn't label them.
http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_item.jsp?Item=453
Same image is attached. Details at the site.
Roger.
Last night's viewing conditions were better than the 45km/hr wind gusts of the night before, but the stars were blinking on and off, and the neighbours still had their patio lights on which hurt the faint end of the 'spectrum' :( . But they're generally good with their lights and are good neighbours (even have a telescope), just had bad timing the last 2 nights.
I didn't reach the mag 18 - 20 galaxies that I like being able to reach.
Still, the image is reasonably nice quality, little noise and fairly smooth texture. 21 Galaxies is a pretty good haul! I was surprised. I think there's more but TheSky doesn't label them.
http://www.rogergroom.com/rogergroom/esh_rog_item.jsp?Item=453
Same image is attached. Details at the site.
Roger.