Ngc 6769, 6770, 6771

[rogerg]

G'day all,

I spent a couple of hours out in my observatory last night and decided in the end to capture a few images. This was the unlucky subject!

http://www.rogergroom.com/items/ngc6769_ngc6770_ngc6771_galaxies

Over the last few months the telescopes collimation and polar alignment have become awful.

It was enjoyable taking the shots still though. Autoguiding was perfect when I had it going the right way ... I should have culled some shots which had some slight trailing in DEC :(

I'm not sure if the brightness is right in processing. My new laptop is being quite deceiving with brightness levels I think, so it might be a bit dark for everyone. Oh well! If I don't post it now I'll never get around to it.

:)

Roger.

[TrevorW]

See Roge lucky I prompted you to get out there, well captured

haven't processed mine yet like you after a hiatus everything didn't want to work the way it should

[rogerg]

yes, thanks for that... the "Perth" thread is what got me to open the roof. Ahh well, I suppose proof once again IIS is worth the visits :)


right, yeah, things were quite "off" with my equipment, needs some reasonable tuning. I'm sure my processing was a bit rusty and "lack-luster" too :)

[jase]

A pleasing galaxy triplet Roger. A little more work fine tuning your rig and you'll be back in business. Thanks for sharing.

[seanliddelow]

I didnt notice any flaws in the photo

[rogerg]

:)



it has it's good and bad points :)

[strongmanmike]

They are an interesting grouping those Rog, there are a couple more galaxies nearby too for those with a wider FOV.

Nice

Mike

[Hagar]

Ah problems, I know them well. At least you managed 3 lovely galaxies and at least saw some sky for a few hours.

Nice work Roger

[Tamtarn]

Despite the difficulties you experienced Roger you have bought out some nice detail in these galaxies. Good to see images at this focal length.

[seanliddelow]

Have you ever wondered if you caught a supernova in any of your ngc images?

[rogerg]

I have wondered. I have cought minor planets passing through, that's definite. They can be seen in several shots. One day, when I'm old and gray and have time, I will probably do a comparison to check if I have any SN and to identify the minor planets :)



Thanks, I like the focal length, it's a challenge but can be rewarding :)



:)



Wider FOV, now that would be nice ... where is that ST8 I want, I wonder.

[renormalised]

Nice shot, despite the tracking and collimation problems. Good job:thumbsup::D