tornado33
15-05-2012, 01:44 PM
Hoghy and I stood in my backyard watching cloud threaten, however when it got dark it dissapeared and the transparency improved markedly. So I set about imaging this unusually named planetary, its not even in the Argo navis catalog, I came across it in Star Atlas Pro.
BIDZ-1 in Centaurus, 90 mins ISO400. LPS filter. Modded 350D 10 inch f5.6 newtonian.
Full res. version here (http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.com.au/Scott/BlDz%201%20x9x10minsiso400lpsmod350 d10inch11degc_filtered.jpg)
Star Atlas Pro reports it as 82 arc secs in size with H beta mag of 14. Also known as PNG293.6+10.9. I imagine it would be a good challenging visual target for the visual observers.
Spitzer images of it here (http://crescent.astro.illinois.edu/projects/spitzer-pne/BlDz_1_img.php)
Then I removed the filter and had a go at M104. Wind had risen a bit buffeting the scope but subs didnt look too bad so kept on with it till quite late.
M104, 11x10 mins ISO200. Unfiltered. Modded 350D 10 inch f5.6 newtonian.
Full res. version here (http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.com.au/Scott/m104x11x10minsiso200unfmod350d10inc h11degb.jpg)
Temp a chilly 11 degrees or so. Both pics used Baader MPCC coma corrector and were off axis hand guided.
With the weather of late have gone from imaging famine to imaging feast :)
Scott
BIDZ-1 in Centaurus, 90 mins ISO400. LPS filter. Modded 350D 10 inch f5.6 newtonian.
Full res. version here (http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.com.au/Scott/BlDz%201%20x9x10minsiso400lpsmod350 d10inch11degc_filtered.jpg)
Star Atlas Pro reports it as 82 arc secs in size with H beta mag of 14. Also known as PNG293.6+10.9. I imagine it would be a good challenging visual target for the visual observers.
Spitzer images of it here (http://crescent.astro.illinois.edu/projects/spitzer-pne/BlDz_1_img.php)
Then I removed the filter and had a go at M104. Wind had risen a bit buffeting the scope but subs didnt look too bad so kept on with it till quite late.
M104, 11x10 mins ISO200. Unfiltered. Modded 350D 10 inch f5.6 newtonian.
Full res. version here (http://d1355990.i49.quadrahosting.com.au/Scott/m104x11x10minsiso200unfmod350d10inc h11degb.jpg)
Temp a chilly 11 degrees or so. Both pics used Baader MPCC coma corrector and were off axis hand guided.
With the weather of late have gone from imaging famine to imaging feast :)
Scott