pvelez
07-03-2011, 01:17 PM
I'm looking for suggestions from specialists in faint fuzzies...
For a Uni project, I am required to image a galaxy cluster and to go as deep as I can with my gear. The idea is to reach as far as I can by taking a series of long exposures - up to 5-6 hours.
At the moment I am looking at either the cluster centred on NGC 3311 in Hydra or NGC 3268 in Antlia.
My main constraint is the narrow field I can access overhead. I have a large tree to the north which means I can pick out targets at altitude 30 - 45 degrees and then not again till they are near the zenith. To the south I have my house - not much joy there. Ideally, I'm after a target that rises in the south east and arcs across the zenith - that way I have maximum access at high altitudes. This is why the Leo triplet is a no go.
The project is due late May - but with Sydney weather as it is, I can't wait for Virgo to swing into a favourable position.
FOV - about 30 arcminutes by 25 arcminutes. I use a ST8300M. I can do some RGB but the main focus (pardon the pun) is Luminence.
So - does anyone have any suggestions? I will post the finished product.
Pete
PS Mods, please feel free to move this if I am in the wrong location with this
For a Uni project, I am required to image a galaxy cluster and to go as deep as I can with my gear. The idea is to reach as far as I can by taking a series of long exposures - up to 5-6 hours.
At the moment I am looking at either the cluster centred on NGC 3311 in Hydra or NGC 3268 in Antlia.
My main constraint is the narrow field I can access overhead. I have a large tree to the north which means I can pick out targets at altitude 30 - 45 degrees and then not again till they are near the zenith. To the south I have my house - not much joy there. Ideally, I'm after a target that rises in the south east and arcs across the zenith - that way I have maximum access at high altitudes. This is why the Leo triplet is a no go.
The project is due late May - but with Sydney weather as it is, I can't wait for Virgo to swing into a favourable position.
FOV - about 30 arcminutes by 25 arcminutes. I use a ST8300M. I can do some RGB but the main focus (pardon the pun) is Luminence.
So - does anyone have any suggestions? I will post the finished product.
Pete
PS Mods, please feel free to move this if I am in the wrong location with this