The Hamburger

[TrevorW]

NGC 5128 captured with a QHY 183c 48minutes in 90second subs no darks stacked DSS processed in PS CS2 scope EON110ED with WO .8 reducer guided PHD2 n Losmandy G11 seeing was crap taken through wispy cloud cover on a warm humid Perth night stopped shooting when PHD2 lost the guide star due to the clouds

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Not bad, nice colour Trevor

Mike

[TrevorW]

Thanks Mike, hopefully I can get another go on a better night with the RC and my QHY268c

[Wilsil (Wilco)]

You mixed two galaxies, the Hamburger is NGC 3628 which is part of the Leo Triplet.
I know, many names and designations, I am confused every now and then.

A bit more data will probably give you a less noisy image.

[rustigsmed (Russell)]

looking pretty good esp from the refractor - some good detail there. some more data will help with the noise.

cheers

russ

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

To be fair, NGC 3628 looks more like a long Subway roll, NGC 5128 definitely looks much more like a hamburger.

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by Wilsil

You mixed two galaxies, the Hamburger is NGC 3628 which is part of the Leo Triplet.
I know, many names and designations, I am confused every now and then.

A bit more data will probably give you a less noisy image.

As an amateur astronomer of 35 years standing, NGC 5128, AKA Centaurus A has always been known to us Southern Hemisphere Observers as the "Hamburger galaxy"
NGC 3628 has only acquired that name in the Northern Hemisphere.
Down south it is a rather faint object and only gets any glory in images as part of the Leo Triplet.
It's even faint in the northern hemisphere,so faint in fact that Monsieur's Messier and Mechain failed to spot it when observing NGC 3623 (M65) and NGC 3627 (M66).
In fact NGC 3628 looks more like a greasy Hot Dog than a Hamburger.
So keep on keeping on with calling NGC 5128 the "Hamburger galaxy."
Cheers

[TrevorW]

Thanks for the responses guys and edification