NGC 5121 and Longmore 8

[Stevec35]

Here is another obscure grouping that I haven't seen imaged before. It's probably a bit faint for my light polluted backyard. There's a lot going on in this field. You have the fairly bright galaxy NGC 5121, the faint planetary Longmore 8 (AKA ESO 382-63), a weird blue nebula to the left of the planetary and also some flux nebula in the area. The blue nebula (rich in OIII) is real because it is faintly visible on the DSS blue plate. As I see it the flux nebula is mainly visible at the lower right. It's difficult processing stuff this faint when you have light pollution.

Anyway here it is. I think I'll do something bright next time.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ESO382-63_STXL6303_RC14.htm

[Shiraz]

No, don't change what you are doing Steve - your excursions off the beaten track are fascinating and this is an excellent image. All aspects of it are interesting - a wonderful view. Fascinating to see that blue stuff all over the place.

[RickS]

A very interesting field, Steve! I agree with Ray. Keep doing the tricky stuff, at least some of the time :thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Thanks for the vote of confidence Rick

[codemonkey]

I agree with the others; very interesting field, don't stop and thanks for sharing!

[Placidus]

Oh well done! All three beasties are beautiful, and the combination especially so. I like your suggestion that the long blue arc, strong in [OIII], is a bow shock.

Agree with general sentiment that leaving the beaten track occasionally is very rewarding.

The Buddha may have said about astrophotography (enlightenment), "If you think you are on the Path, then you are not on the Path."

Yum!

[Stevec35]

Thanks guys. Don't worry - I won't be stopping with the obscure stuff but imaging easy objects tends to be less stressful

[Paul Haese]

I have never seen an image or photo of this area. It is an interesting mix of things you have imaged Steve. Beating a path off the track has its own rewards. :thumbsup:

[Atmos]

Certainly a very interesting area you have imaged there! Thanks for sharing it Steve, love some of the more obscure stuff that you find :)

[Peter Ward]

Where do you hunt these intriguing objects down??!

Wonderful stuff. :thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Thanks Peter. I have a UK colleague who suggests stuff off the beaten track. Of course it's difficult finding detailed information about someof these things.



Thanks Colin



Thanks Paul. I need a bit of variety to keep me interested.

[deeplook]

Hello Steve,

oh, this one is really nice! A wonderful FOV, very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

Markus

[Stevec35]

Thanks Markus

[astroron]

Great pic Steve.:thumbsup:
I was able to observe NGC5121,but Longmore 8 eluded me even with blinking with an O111 filter.
Will try again sometime .
Cheers:thumbsup:

[Stevec35]

Thanks Ron. I've been unable to find any magnitude data for Longmore 8 but I imagine it would be pretty tough. If anyone does know the magnitude please let me know.

[strongmanmike]

Ha! This field was on my to do list for next sessions :lol:...

Great result Steve, wasn't sure how interesting it was going to be :shrug: but clearly it is :thumbsup:

Nice work

Mike

[gregbradley]

Great work Steve. Good to see these unique objects.

Greg.

[Stevec35]

Thanks Greg. Probably wouldn't have bothered with it if it wasn't for an amazing run of clear weather.



Thanks Mike. Are you still going to try it? With your wider field you might pick up more of that strange nebulosity.

[rustigsmed]

hi steve,

that is such a fascinating field, it looks like it must've been a tough one to process but in the end you have a great unique image. thanks for sharing.

russ

[SkyViking]

Very cool Steve, what a great little collection of obscurities in one field :) Please keep it up, love seeing these gems from you.

[Stevec35]

Thanks Rolf. Hope everything went okay with your move.



Thanks Russ. It wasn't that hard to process. The biggest problem I usually have with the faint stuff is separating real data from gradients.