Abell 1060 Hydra Galaxy Cluster

[sjastro]

First light with an STXL11002 CCD.

3 hrs L and 1 hr for R, G and B exposures with a BRC-250 scope.

High resolution here.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/HydraC.html

Clear skies

Steven

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Very nice and what a great FOV for this target, you got all the outer members as well.
Is that a reflection to the right of the cluster?

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Nice result, Steven

[Tandum (Robin)]

Look at all those galaxies, holysmoke.
Do you know what that ring to the right is?

[sjastro]

Thanks for the comments.

The ring is a reflection off the brightest field star.

Reflections have been removed in the high resolution image.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~sjastro/HydraC.html

Regards

Steven

[RickS (Rick)]

That's a fascinating image, Steven!

[LewisM]

Just WOW. It's images like this that inspire and fascinate!

May try myself!

[gregbradley]

That's a great image Stephen. Congrats.

Greg.

[jase (Jason)]

Great first light with the new camera Steven. The distant galaxies sprinkled around the field is remarkable. Well done! I must say that I think this combination is providing better sampling. 1.46 arcsec/pixel versus 1.11 with your old ST-10. Other than the obvious benefit of a larger FoV that the STXL11k offers, what drew you to this camera? Sensitivity is down in comparison. Tired of blooms?

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Great looking image Steven! I purchased an STXL11002 recently too but so far it won't talk to my mount. Don't know whether there's something wrong or it's operator error.

Cheers

Steve

[Ross G]

A great looking photo Steven.

Sharp and detailed....so many galaxies!

I like the colours and composition as well.

Ross.

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by RickS

That's a fascinating image, Steven!

Originally Posted by LewisM

Just WOW. It's images like this that inspire and fascinate!

May try myself!

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That's a great image Stephen. Congrats.

Greg.

Originally Posted by Ross G

A great looking photo Steven.

Sharp and detailed....so many galaxies!

I like the colours and composition as well.

Ross.

Thanks Rick, Lewis, Greg and Ross for your kind comments.

Originally Posted by jase

Great first light with the new camera Steven. The distant galaxies sprinkled around the field is remarkable. Well done! I must say that I think this combination is providing better sampling. 1.46 arcsec/pixel versus 1.11 with your old ST-10. Other than the obvious benefit of a larger FoV that the STXL11k offers, what drew you to this camera? Sensitivity is down in comparison. Tired of blooms?

Thanks Jase.

The ST-X10ME will still remain the primary CCD for imaging.
I'm more interested in the fainter and more obscure objects as well as imaging in UV, although this is still a tough assignment for the ST-X10ME.
(A 70 hr UV exposure of Centaurus A is on the cards to get the same S/N ratio as 1.5 hr visible light luminance exposure.)

The main motivation for acquiring the STXL-11002 is the larger FOV.

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Great looking image Steven! I purchased an STXL11002 recently too but so far it won't talk to my mount. Don't know whether there's something wrong or it's operator error.

Cheers

Steve

Hi Steve,

I've found that communications issues were always traced back to a faulty cable. The autoguide cable is not terribly robust and breaks easily.

Regards

Steven

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Hi Steve,

I've found that communications issues were always traced back to a faulty cable. The autoguide cable is not terribly robust and breaks easily.

Regards

Steven[/QUOTE]

Point taken but I've tried it with three cables so far so I'm really beginning to suspect the camera.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Very nice. Amazing dteails in the faint fuzzies in the high-res.

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Point taken but I've tried it with three cables so far so I'm really beginning to suspect the camera.

Sorry to hear about that Steve.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Very nice. Amazing dteails in the faint fuzzies in the high-res.

Thanks Marc.

Regards

Steven

[LucasB (Lucas)]

Great first light Steven. I look forward to more great shots with this set up.
Lucas

[rogerg (Roger)]

Great shot

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

A fascinating field

[DavidNg (David)]

Wow, so many galaxies..

[sjastro]

Thanks Lucas, Roger, Narayan and David for your comments.

Clear skies

Steven