Small bore galaxy

[Mickoid]

Had a go under Bortle 6 skies with a 4 inch refractor photographing NGC253. I've shot this one a few times with a DSLR but this time I took it with a ASI224mc and a ASI120mms. 2hrs of data comprising of RGB, Luminance and some Ha to reveal its nebulosity. The only guiding that was done was with the 7nm Ha filter data because it needed so much more exposure. Equipment used: SW Esprit 100 on an HEQ5pro mount. At 550mm focal length, this galaxy barely fits in the frame of these small camera sensors.

PS. Added this data to shots I took over 2 nights a year apart with an 8 inch Newtonian and DSLR, about 3 years ago. The Ha really pops out.

[AstroViking]

Looks good, Mike.

(That's another one on my list of targets to look for when the skies are clear.)

Cheers,
V

[oska]

Good effort Michael. Did you image with the ASI120 or just guiding?

[Mickoid]

I didn't use the ASI120mm for guiding. When shooting with the Ha filter and the ASI120mm, I used the ASI224mc for guiding. That was the only guiding I did, the rest, including the Luminance with the 120, was unguided.

[Crater101]

It may only just fit, but it's a good fit in this case. Lovely work.

[Doogs38]

Nice image, Michael. I like how you've framed the image - using a smaller sensor has advantages. It's nice to get a target using all of that expensive silicon real estate :thumbsup: