G'day Everyone
Ok, before we start I would like to reinforce that I am just a beginner (and always will be a student!
).
I have recently started imaging DSO's (since the 18 MAR 2013). The equipment I have been using is:
- Skywatcher ED80
- Orion Skyview Pro Mount
- Synscan
- Canon 1100D (Unmodified) (My New Toy)
- BackyardEOS Software
Before this I was concentrating on planets/solar system using a webcam (still a beginner there too!!
). So I have taken a big leap here, but one I have longed to do.
I started with the obvious and most easy to find M42
. Ok no problems there finding that one!
So that said please go easy with me on this question.
Can anyone identify this part of the sky for me?
After imaging M42 again for the second time (link:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=104816) I then decided to have a manual scan of the sky for anything of interest. When scanning to the south (away from Adelaide) at a fairly medium to high altitude I found a part of the sky that looked promising enough. There was no obvious nebula visible in the EP, but I thought I would take a gamble. The picture below was the outcome
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The original single images were quite faint. There has been no real tinkering with the image other than stacking and tweaking (i.e. RGB, Illumance and Saturation) in DSS.
I live in the South of Adelaide, M42 is in the North to me and directly over Adelaide (light polluted skies) and the moon has been quite bright this week. Which has made DSO imaging very interesting!
I tried to figure out what I had with the old star chart and planetarium program, but failed. Kind of embarrasing question, but any takers?
(Slightly embarrassed)
Cheers
Gav
P.S. Finding this did give me some level of experience of what it might have been like to actually discover a DSO for the earlier 17th to 18th century astronomers. It was kind of good and I was a little chuffed to be honest!