Centaurus A a first for me

[Nikolas]

I've never imaged a Galaxy before so thought of giving this a go
130mm TS optics Refractor 40 x 300 second subs
Optolong L-Pro
Under some very trying conditions, it was a clear day and what supposedly was a clear night but smoke haze from burnoffs and a gibbous moon made it difficult to get a decent image.

Just a stack and process using Astropixel Processor and then removed the stars using starnett ++ brought out the nebula in Photoshop then reinserted the stars, This is more difficult than nebulas I reckon.

[John W]

A nice image Nik. Well done. Cheers John W.

[Robert_T]

Wow, what is lacking in image scale is more than made up for in the fine detail you have in the dust lanes. Very fine! I must give this a go with my 130.

[Nikolas]

Thanks Robert, it does need a bit of work but worth the result.

[TrevorW]

I always remember my first, nicely done :)

[AdamJL]

yeah that's great. This scope is definitely a front runner for me this year. Which model? (focuser?)

[Nikolas]

It has the moonlight 2.5 inch focuser aided with the zwo autofocuser

[Nikolas]

cheers Trevor :)

[cometcatcher]

Really nice shot Nik.

[strongmanmike]

Nice one Nik, Cen A is always great to image, such a cool dust lane :thumbsup:

Mike

[Maurice]

Nice shot Nik.
I feel your pain with Melbourne weather....makes it challenging for sure.

cheers
Maurice

[Nikolas]

Thanks guys I havent had a chance to image anything since due to work commitments

[multiweb]

Beautiful widefield with good details. :thumbsup: