Leo Triplet

[peter_4059]

Here's a quickie from Sunday night. This contains the longest subs I've tried so far - 20x4mins using the DSI II pro and ED80.

What is more interesting is I picked up an Asteroid near the top left - 131 Vala.

[danielsun]

Nice one Pete and how lucky was that to capture the asteroid in amongst the triplet. :thumbsup:

Cheers Daniel.

[peter_4059]

Thanks Dan. I had some help (thanks Jonathan) finding out what it was and was surprised at how many Asteroids were in this field.

[KenGee]

Good one Peter it's always fun to pick up a asteroid, next is to try and do it on purpose, or a say faint comet.

[RB]

Well done Pete, that's a very nice image.

:thumbsup:

[pgc hunter]

Noice!! The Leo trio forms one of my best obvserving memories...

[Garyh]

Great result Peter!
Did you use the ED80 at its native FL?
cheers

[peter_4059]

Thanks for the comments.

[Ric]

Excellent image Peter, there is a lot of detail in the galaxies.

It looks like the DSI II just managed to fit them onto its chip.

Cheers

[allan gould]

Almost missed this post. Nice photo Peter, maybe needs more data for these faint ones with the ED80?

[multiweb]

Great picture. Nice details in the dust lanes. :thumbsup:

[troypiggo]

Nice! You're really humming with that DSI now, aren't you.

[bluescope]

Good one Peter ... gives me a touch of de-ja-vu only in greyscale ;)

:thumbsup:

[jase]

Really like the composition Peter. Certainly tight framing. Well done on the Leo trio.

[jarvisx]

How big would the scope need to be to see that at the eyepiece? 20 inch?

[peter_4059]

Thanks everyone - the trio just fits in the field with the ED80/DSI II combination and with a bit of tweaking of the camera angle.

Steve - I really liked your colour image and will have to give tri-colour a go if the clouds ever pass.

The trio are mag 9 to 9.5 so should be visible in a modest aperature scope at a dark site.

[AlexN]

Very nice peter! Must have been interesting getting it all squeezed into frame.. Its times like that I wish I could afford an instrument rotator :) do the camera angle movements from the PC! :)

I look forward to seeing some colour added.

Alex

[peter_4059]

thanks Alex. Toys rule!