Galaxies in Grus

[RickS]

More than 800 PGC galaxies in a 2.5x2.5 degree FOV around the Grus Quartet: http://www.astrobin.com/full/258595/0/

I don't think I've seen a field quite this chokkers before.

Data captured at Astrofest. Hope to have it processed in a few days...

Cheers,
Rick.

[Mark_Heli]

Hi Rick,

This is quite an interesting picture - I am looking forward to the final processed image.

What was the setup & exposure details?

Cheers,
Mark

[RickS]

Thanks, Mark. I used an AP140EDF scope on AP900 mount with an Apogee U16M camera. I have 6 hours of lum (600 sec subs) and 3.5+3+3 hours of RGB (900 sec subs.)

Cheers,
Rick.

[strongmanmike]

Funny... I have reasonable skies out at Wallaroo and I have imaged that field myself...but I can't for the life of me make out any of those little blue circles in my data :question: :P

Seriously, yeah there are so many galaxies in that area of sky, so in such a huuge field you are like a galaxy trawler fisherman :thumbsup:

Mike

[RickS]

You need an "annotation" filter as well as LRGB, Mike. I can sell you one cheap :lol:

[PeterM]

OMG - Am I allowed to say that at 58yrs old? Seriously stunning and useful OMG, OMG.

[multiweb]

When you said "Grus" I could hear the song. :lol:
Looking forward to the final. T-shirt(s) coming your way. :thumbsup:

[ozstronomer]

WOW! there's plenty going on in that FOV

Looking forward to the RGB image

Geoff

[troypiggo]

Nice teaser! I reckon you may have caught some galaxies not in the PGC catalogue too!

[strongmanmike]

Ooooh exciting...Pix Insight magic :)

[RickS]

Of course you can :) Thanks, Peter.



I'm saving the AF in joke for the RGB image ;)



Ta, Geoff.



I think so, Troy. Also the thing I thought was a reflection appears to be PGC70787.



Magic PixIe dust, Mikey :rofl:

[Stevec35]

I knew there were a lot of galaxies around there but not that many

Cheers

Steve

[billdan]

That is going to look really good once you've finished Rick, probably the most galaxies ever captured in one frame (excluding NASA).

Cheers
Bill

[gregbradley]

Yeah, an image with the AP140. I was wondering about that recently. Great to see it in use with its super sharp optics.

A wonderful widefield. The version displayed is annotated. Is there one without that?

Greg.

[Atmos]

Serious number of smudges in that field Rick!!

[RickS]

I was surprised too, Steve.



Thanks, Bill. It's not quite Hubble Deep Field but slightly reminiscent of it.



That's just a single 15 minute blue sub with annotation, Greg, and all I've uploaded so far. Once I finish processing I'll post the full field in LRGB. Lovely scope BTW :thumbsup:



Indeed, thanks Colin!

[peter_4059]

That is going to be impressive to see the finished image.

[RickS]

I hope so, Peter. Trying to avoid the anticlimactic crap RGB version :lol:

[Retrograde]

That is amazing. Never realised there were this many galaxies visible in a single field (within reach of amateur instruments at least).

[jjjnettie]

You'll never ever look at that constellation again without having ELO playing in your head.
You're welcome. :)

[jjjnettie]

I can't wait to see the finished image Rick. :)

[RickS]

It's nice to go wide sometimes, Pete :thumbsup:



Thanks, JJJ. I'm keen to finish it too, but I spent most of the day and night catching up with work :sadeyes: Looking forward to processing on the Ekka holiday.

[Placidus]

Nice teaser. More galaxies than stars.

[atalas]

Nice font.

[RickS]

Thanks, M&T. Hopefully a gentle warm up for the real thing :)



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