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tornado33
01-12-2008, 01:03 PM
Finally got to do an imaging run after seemingly months of cloud.
I chose this interesting group of galaxies, after seeing it plotted on Star Atlas pro.
6x10 mins ISO200. UV/IR filter and Baader MPCC coma corrector. Hutech modded 350D. 10 inch f5.6 newtonian. Processed in Iris then PS as usual. Had to work so not a late night, the group was still in the east in brighter light pollution than right overhead, but that was too late for me. Had to guild the old fashioned way, manually with an illuminated recticle as there were rarely, no stars bright enough for the Q quider, faint stars arent picked up because the coma spreads their light across too may pixels. Ironically the human eye can seemingly account for that.
Scott

Dennis
01-12-2008, 01:19 PM
Nice work Scott - it's great to see the hardened pro’s pointing their big guns at these difficult, distant, faint, fuzzies whilst the rest of us take it easy with wide field Moon, Jupiter and Venus photos!

Cheers

Dennis

Smirnoff
01-12-2008, 02:21 PM
Nice! The excellent spindle at the bottom will be my first target next time out.

Ric
01-12-2008, 04:14 PM
Very nice Scott, that's a great selection of galaxies.

Cheers

Garyh
01-12-2008, 04:45 PM
Nice one Scott! very smooth background. been waiting for a formax galaxy cluster pic! :thumbsup:

Craig_L
01-12-2008, 09:01 PM
Nice shot Scott. Just looking at this area today on Star Atlas to see what next to tackle.

gregbradley
01-12-2008, 11:04 PM
Interesting shot.

I wonder what the dynamics are that make one galaxy ellipitical and another a spiral?

I wonder if it is simply quantity of stars with elliptical having many more?

Greg.

strongmanmike
01-12-2008, 11:32 PM
Nice job Scotty

That region was on my target list for IISAC....... :cloudy: :(

What's this "had to work" business :screwy:.....panzy :D

Mike

tornado33
02-12-2008, 10:40 PM
Many thanks all.
Yes I was thinking it would make a nice target for the astro CCD folk, to go nice and deep under dark country skies.

This why I love astrophotography, the fact I can pull this detail out of awfully bright skies. It would be a struggle to see these galaxies visually under such a sky.

It sure is an standout that spindle galaxy. Yes I think the ellipticals are the more massive galaxies.
Scott

multiweb
03-12-2008, 10:03 AM
Pretty cool. Amazing how many you've captured in there. Tracking's spot on too. :thumbsup: