Over Easter some images.

[KenGee]

I took a few snaps on the long weekend. I like dark nebs found a very dark one is SAC 65a near Alph Cent. Worth taking a closer look I think. Gum 15 is much dimmer then I thought it was, taken over three nights with a little high cloud on the first and third. NGC5189 is a crop of a larger field, I like seeing this neb in the rich star field it lives in. Anyway enjoy.:D
Gum 15
SAC vdBH 65a
NGC5367
NGC5189

[bluescope]

Nice set of images Ken.

:thumbsup:

[KenGee]

Sorry posted wrong version of Gum 15

[spearo]

lovely
well done
frank

[JD2439975]

Very nice images Ken, thanks for sharing.

SAC 65a could almost be called the sea-horse nebula, looks like one to me.

[Tamtarn]

Great selection of images Ken second version of Gum15 is a beauty

[strongmanmike]

Interesting selection of objects for imaging under a full moon - brave man :)

All pretty nice Ken, particularly given their relative low brightnesses and the high brightness of full moon, can't imagine the gradients you must have had to deal with :scared:

Very nice job considering

Hmm?...don't see one of Centaurus A :confuse3::whistle::D

[gregbradley]

Nice images Ken, I like them.

The dark snakey one is cool. I bet Thomas Davis is noting that one for a long exposure dust extravaganza!

Greg.

[KenGee]

Thanks guys, Greg I would love to see what Thomas can do with it, its very dark I only had 100 mins of Lum on it but couldn't pick up anything.
Strongmanmike, I'm like you I used to have a dark site that I would image at whenever I could. Now I image in town with a steelworks a few kilometers away, so gradients are a problem all the time, let alone when the moon is in the way. That's why I've been trying my hand at narrowband. As for Cent A I've done one, but's it not a shine on your effort, mate.

[Alchemy]

the gum 15 looks really good , nice to see challenging objects being done

[Garyh]

Yes, Very nice Gum Ken!

[multiweb]

Top shots Ken. All beautiful crisp shots. Real nice. :thumbsup:

[Hagar]

Very nice collection Ken. Brave and gutsy effort during the full moon.
Were these taken with the WO 132 or another scope?

[richardo]

Hey Kenny, they're all beauties...
can't believe you actually did them through the full moon.... well done!

I really like the look given to Gum 15.. sort of hangin in a swirl of galactic dust.
The dark neb vdBH 65a is also excellent.

Thanks for that!

All the best
Rich

[KenGee]

Hagar, they were done with the RC, would not have been able to dogde the moon with the 132mm. Sadly it's in it's box at the moment. I've only got a G11 it will only take the RC and nothing else. Time for a new mount, bloody GFC!