NGC 1365 - 3.5 hrs exposure with the 40D

[Tamtarn]

David managed to capture a 3.5 hr total exposure on the 18th our only night out this month.

We're both reasonably pleased with the result.

Barb

Basic equipment used

Celestron C9.25 using a 6.3 focal reducer
EQ6 Pro mount on pier
Canon 40D unmodded

Image is full frame at 1485fl

Larger size - http://www.pbase.com/rangeviewobservatory/image/117697903/original



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[bmitchell82]

nice work on the galaxie, :) comes up a treat

[Lester]

Very nice image Barb and David, thanks for the view.

[Bigcrunch]

hello Barb & David,
fantastic image with nice colors, and the extensions in the galaxie are easily visible.
Olivier

[[1ponders]]

Nice shootin' guys. :thumbsup: Lovely round stars to boot, great guiding David. Nice job of the processing Barb, there are still quite a few faint ones in the background when you go looking for them.

[AlexN]

Loving it! My favourite galaxy!

[jjjnettie]

You guys are a great team.
This ones an absolute cracker.
Thanks for posting.

[multiweb]

That's awesome guys. You've captured all the extent of the spiral arms. Lovely colors in the processing too. Well done! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

It now graces my desktop!

[bokglob]

well done David! lovely core detail:thumbsup:

[rogerg]

Great shot, nice colour variation :thumbsup:

[dpastern]

And so you both should be happy (and I reckon proud) of that shot - it's a keeper. Print, frame and display :)

Dave

[Paul K]

top shot that !!

[MrB]

Love the colours, very nice!
Couple of other interesting little fuzzies in the field too.

[CoolhandJo]

Very nice. At 1485 and f6.3 its not easy getting tight stars like that! Well done.

[Tamtarn]

Pleased you liked it Brendan and Lester thanks for the comments


Yes we are very pleased how visible the extensions came out Olivier


Appreciate your positive comments Paul everything seemed to come together nicely


It's a great galaxy to capture Alex. Very distinctive.




Wow Jeanette we're really glad you liked it that much Thanks :)

[alan meehan]

Barb& David what afantastic shot.i love it well done
ALAN

[TheDecepticon]

That is a great shot!:eyepop:

[danielsun]

Stunning image guys! Nice detail and color along with the distant galaxies in the background.

Beautiful work!:thumbsup:


Cheers Daniel.

[allan gould]

Its a pleasure to see your shots online again. Really good intrpretation of the data and great framing. Really nice.

[telecasterguru]

The galaxy has been well teased out. Great work.

Frank

[bluescope]

Very good image Dave and Barb ..... well done !

:thumbsup:

[atalas]

Barb and Dave,looks great guys!congrats on a wonderful shot.

[DavidU]

Lovely ! Good to have you both back in action Barb & Dave:thumbsup:

[Starkler]

Only reasonably pleased? I reckon its a ripper because you have captured so much of the faint outer arms that others fail to do. THe fact you did it with a dslr makes it more impressive.

Well done :thumbsup:

[peeb61]

Very nice Barb and Dave,
nicely and patiently exposed to the core.

Don't you just love DSLR images.
Paul

[Tamtarn]

Thanks for the positive comments Marc






Comments appreciated Darryl Roger Dave and Paul



It's always nice to find a couple of fuzzies hiding in the background Simon



Thanks for the feedback Paul

[Hagar]

Very nice image Guys. The extention of the spiral arms and the colour is really great.

Well done.

[Tamtarn]

So many great comments thanks so much guys :thumbsup: Alan, Gray, Daniel, Allan, Frank, Steve, Louie, David and Doug.
your comments have given us a real boost and can't wait for the next new moon:)

Just a couple of quick replies re DSLR imaging



Geoff the detail in the outer arms did come out very well. We were certainly impressed with the detail extracted particularly using a DSLR



Must say we're really enjoying our DSLR imaging Paul. It's great to be able to use such basic equipment and yet capture such good detail

[Paul Haese]

Lovely image Barb and David. Great colour and heaps of detail in the core region. It is on my list of targets to shoot very soon with the QSI.