This is an official first light image of NGC5128 taken with the 16" RCOS at Swan Reach Imaging.
Over the last couple of months I have been sorting issues with the system. Some minor, some needed more work. There has been quite a bit of tweaking to get things working in the modern age. The software for RCOS scopes is painfully old but can be manipulated to work with NINA. At present we still need to resolve the rotator connection to NINA (or more properly for it to rotate under NINA's direction as it does connect) but all other functions are commanded by NINA with the Advanced Sequencer.
The image was processed in CCDstack2, Pixinsight and Photoshop CS6.
Resolution is pretty good given that we are located at 63 meters above sea level. Seeing has been average for the last few months too. I am tempted to see if I can fit the SBIG AOX into the guiding solution to assist in the production of sharper data.
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