Centaurus A.

[mill]

Did a quicky on Centaurus A before i could do the Eagle nebula.
Some weird stars in here :lol:
Taken with the QHY9 on the ED80. 15X5 Minute Luminance. 15X90 Seconds RGB each.

Large 1Mb picture here: http://i605.photobucket.com/albums/tt137/Martin_Meupelenberg/Assorted%20Galaxies/Centaurusdone1.jpg

small picture here:

[telecasterguru]

For an ED80 there is a lot of information in the image. Really good.

Frank

[spearo]

Martin, I think that's a great shot!
Even captured the blue tints in there.
Focus/tracking excellent.
Lovely shot, well done!:thumbsup:
frank

[mill]

Thank you Frank :)
The ED80 is a great little scope but i have to start using my 8" reflector on galaxies more or my 5" refractor.



Thank you Frank :thumbsup:
I readjusted my mount yesterday so it guides a bit tighter.

[desler]

I like it Martin, The odd shape stars don't look like a guiding problem though, possibly something in the alignment of the luminance with RGB's?

However, for a quickie, you got ot happy with that.:thumbsup:

Darren

[mill]

Thank you mate :thumbsup:
Looks like the luminance was a tiny bit tighter than the color and shows thru the middle part of the stars.

[multiweb]

Top shot! :thumbsup: Very nice work with the ED80. Great colors and details.

[mill]

Thanks Mark :) The ED80 is a quiet achiever :P

[Hagar]

Very nice Martin, It shows that lovely blue glow above the dust lane beautifully.

Well done.

[danielsun]

I really like this one Martin, Just beautiful!!:thumbsup:

Cheers Daniel.

[mill]

Thank you Doug :thumbsup:
It is pretty hard to get the blue glow in there. (lots of tricky processing).



Thank you Daniel :)
Next year i will try with my 8"

[richardo]

Great image Martin, colours look good, some nice detail and process looks nice and smooth.
I use to use my little ED80 a few years back all the time for imaging and totally loved what it could do.
Great scope for the bucks for sure!

Nice work.

Rich

[mill]

Thank you for your kind words Rich :)
The ED80 is a very nice scope for the money.

[h0ughy]

nice shot. Yep the old ED80 - often overlooked now but great bang or bucks - especially with a result like that. You even started to show the Cirrus extents - but i am sure the Cent A expert will comment about that (Mr repro)

[mill]

Thank you David :)
If i only knew a bit more about processing images, i could coax a bit more out of it.

[iceman]

Nice wide view and lovely star colours.

Excellent image Martin!

[strongmanmike]

That's a great shot Martin :thumbsup:

You are certainly starting to reveal the inner regions of the galaxy halo quite nicely.

Mike

[mill]

Thank you Mike :)



Thank you other Mike :P
Now doing longer exposures to see if i can get the jets.
Dont know if i can get it with the ED80 :shrug: