Hi,
I ended up back on the obscure object imaging after a local astro guru (cheers Coops
) suggested I image NGC5189. He said I'd like it. And like it I did. This is one cool little planetary! Followed it up with NGC6302 (Bug) Nebula and NGC6822 (Barnard's) Galaxy.
All were imaged with C9.25@f/6.3 and 300D DSLR @ ISO1600. Autoguiding as per my usual setup.
Final images were cropped from the original to ease viewing.
1. NGC5189 planetary nebula in Musca. Size 2.5 arcmin. 10x3min exposures.
2. NGC6302 (Bug) planetary nebula in Scopius. Size 0.8 arcmin 12x3min + 9x1min exposures.
3. NCG6822 (Barnards) galaxy in Sagittarius. Size 10arcmin. 11x4min exposures. This one has a very low surface brightness, and is a marginal object to image from my light polluted backyard.
Cheers