NGC4945,NGC4945A and NGC4976 with modded DSLR

[LucasB]

Hi there Astronomers,

The skies haven't been too kind lately but I managed to get 3.8 hours worth of NGC4945. You will also see in NGC4945A which is the SNR just below the main galaxy and NGC4976 a small mag10 galaxy at the bottom of the frame. As usual I am using my modded Canon 550D DSLR with an IDAS LP2 filter and the APM 130mm APO on the NEQ6 Pro.

The link is http://www.pbase.com/astroaussie/image/142571829/original

Feel free to comment/critique
Thanks for looking,
Lucas

[astroron]

Nice image :)
Just a correction, NGC4945a is not a Supernova remnant but a galaxy behind a star.
there is a Supernova in NGC 4945, discovered late last year, SN 2011ja
See here for images .
http://www.rochesterastronomy.org/snimages/
Cheers :thumbsup:

[orion58]

Very nice image Lucas! Living at almost 43 degrees N Lat, I always love seeing the objects I cannot image.

Good job :thumbsup:

[TrevorW]

Nice one Lucas I'd cut back on saturation and sharpening, have you tried layer mask in PS to bring out detail

[LucasB]

Thanks for the correction Ron. Accuracy is very important and the website you have pointed me to is very informative.:thumbsup:



Thanks for that Bruce. I feel the same way about the Northern hemisphere objects also!:thumbsup:



Thanks Trevor. Always good to receive feedback. It's funny when I got to work I checked out the image and it appeared exactly how you described. A repro using layer mask techniques is definitely on the cards as I reckon the raw data is reasonable and worth the time!:thumbsup:

[naskies]

Beautiful! I like the rich colours, but I agree with Trevor - it'd be great to see some detail in the bright highlights too.