This is a fairly neglected galaxy in the Southern Hemisphere and quite faint.
I was testing out a new version of SGPro and the skies cleared last night for a few hours and so I put it into its paces.
Managed 10x5 min subs (2x2) of L:R:B and synthesised the green channel as the clouds were beginning to appear again. Taken with 10"GSO RC and processed in PS3 after DSS stacking. Terrible gradients due to the full moon but ATM I'LL take anything.
It needs far more data as its fainter than I expected but was pleased to capture the outer arms and some detail in the core.
Comments welcomed.
how many new toys do you have Allan? very nice though it looks lifted to within an inch of its life with the gradients in the background. Still its a 1000% better than what i can produce (ill just whine here.....)
Nicely done..... and thanks for the SGPro pointer too - an awesome piece of software.
I hope you don't mind if I use your image as a reference image, I may plug it into SGPro and track this one down if I get a chance....
Thanks for all the nice comments. Really appreciated.
Lee you are welcome to use it but make sure you use the latest version of SGPro 2.1.29 as its improved a whole range of things but most importantly solving and center here.
Allan
Cheers... I'm actually taking 2.1.29 for a spin now - a beautiful clear night here.... finally get to catch some photons with my new 200mm f4 newt and CCD....
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Thanks for all the nice comments. Really appreciated.
Lee you are welcome to use it but make sure you use the latest version of SGPro 2.1.29 as its improved a whole range of things but most importantly solving and center here.
Allan
There is simply nothing like good galactic imagery. I love nebulae of all sorts, but LOVE galaxies. Just the thought of how far away and how many stars, and how many habitated worlds...
Cheers... I'm actually taking 2.1.29 for a spin now - a beautiful clear night here.... finally get to catch some photons with my new 200mm f4 newt and CCD....
You dont have to rub it in you know. Clouds and rain here.
ATM im trying to implement the Blind solve using the astrometry.net data but with no internet needed feature. Ill ley you know how it goes. Works well if the internet is connected. Just downloading the data bases.
You dont have to rub it in you know. Clouds and rain here.
ATM im trying to implement the Blind solve using the astrometry.net data but with no internet needed feature. Ill ley you know how it goes. Works well if the internet is connected. Just downloading the data bases.
We get our fair share of clouds.... in fact it was cloudy all day yesterday, and I was planning on another TV evening, when all of a sudden at 7pm the clouds blew away.... doesn't happen often, and with no moon until 10.40 odd, couldn't waste it....
I'm going to look at the local astrometry.net server, so far the online one hasn't let me down though....
A beautiful capture of a very interesting galaxy, well done. It's fascinating how the galaxy overall appears barred, but the central region seems clearly spiral shaped. Cool!
Agree Rolf - it almost changed directions near the central region!
Must be some MASSIVE black hole activity going on in that one with some weird anomalous regions - really like the central black hole's influence stops at one point, where the shape of the arms thence changes abruptly.
We get our fair share of clouds.... in fact it was cloudy all day yesterday, and I was planning on another TV evening, when all of a sudden at 7pm the clouds blew away.... doesn't happen often, and with no moon until 10.40 odd, couldn't waste it....
I'm going to look at the local astrometry.net server, so far the online one hasn't let me down though....
Lee
I downloaded the astrometry solution files to my hard drive and followed the procedure to have SGPro solve using this if Elbrus fails. It's great as I don't need a network connection now. I find this will be excellent for plate solving at Astrofest as it will be belt and braces from now on it. Used V2.1.29 and it auto meridian flipped, reacquired the guide star, I had it do a sequence of three galaxies and it went to each, plate solved and put the center of the galaxy within 30 pixels in two center here operations. Plate solving and sequencing was perfect. Very happy with it.
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A beautiful capture of a very interesting galaxy, well done. It's fascinating how the galaxy overall appears barred, but the central region seems clearly spiral shaped. Cool!
Rolf
Saw this galaxy in the NGC catalogue and thought it looked interesting. Glad you liked it.
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Agree Rolf - it almost changed directions near the central region!
Must be some MASSIVE black hole activity going on in that one with some weird anomalous regions - really like the central black hole's influence stops at one point, where the shape of the arms thence changes abruptly.
I agree it's interesting and I think we astrophotographers should seek new targets rather than the usual suspects for imaging.
