View Single Post
  #1  
Old 27-08-2022, 02:04 AM
Pilgrim (Igor)
Registered User

Pilgrim is offline
 
Join Date: Sep 2020
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Posts: 38
Radio Galaxy Centaurus A (NGC 5128 or Caldwell 77) view from Brisbane

Taken with TAL-250K (Klevtsov's system 10" reflector) during 22 nights between 11.04.2022 and 7.08.2022, on my balcony in Brisbane, Bortle 7 city sky.
I shot it in an hour interval between other main objects so only took about 1.5 hour per night.

Total exposure time 34h (H-alpha 8h, LRGB: 26h)

Sub-exposures:
L: 549x2min
R: 85x2min
G: 78x2min
B: 75x2min
Ha 25x20min

More tech details and Full version + Halpha overlay:

https://www.astrobin.com/b4q2oj/

About "H-alpha minus Red" version

By subtracting the red channel from the hydrogen with the images correctly normalized in brightness, we can completely remove the stars, including their galactic background stars that is not resolved. (Some residual artifacts always left, but they are easily removed manually)
Attached Thumbnails
Click for full-size image (ngc5128_Centaurus-A_2022_26hLRGB_8hHa_tal250KR2_asi2600mm_size66_crop300.jpg)
153.7 KB244 views
Click for full-size image (ngc5128_Centaurus-A_2022_26hLRGB_8hHa_tal250KR2_asi2600mm_size25_300k.jpg)
173.3 KB195 views
Click for full-size image (ngc5128_Centaurus-A_2022_26hLRGB_8hHa_tal250KR2_asi2600mm_size25_halpha_300k.jpg)
81.1 KB204 views
Reply With Quote