NGC 3109 - another one not often imaged

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

NGC 3109 is a fairly low surface brightness galaxy in Hydra of which you don't see too many images. This image needs a lot more data but the weather has closed in again so I thought I would post what I had. It's not a spectacular one.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/n...L6303_RC14.htm

[Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi)]

I love galaxy ... great catch.

All the best,
Leo

[RickS (Rick)]

Very interesting capture. Well done, Steve!

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Lovely Steve! Very interesting too! Looking forward to doing some off the beaten track stuff myself one day soon!

Cheers, Marcus

[SimmoW (SIMON)]

THat looks a toughie to image, well done

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by SimmoW

THat looks a toughie to image, well done

Thanks. It's certainly not that easy from my light polluted location

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Lovely Steve! Very interesting too! Looking forward to doing some off the beaten track stuff myself one day soon!

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks Marcus. There's a lot of interesting stuff out there.

Originally Posted by RickS

Very interesting capture. Well done, Steve!

Thanks Rick

Originally Posted by Leonardo70

I love galaxy ... great catch.

All the best,
Leo

Thanks Leo

[Ross G]

A beautiful photo Steve of a very unusual object.

Sharp with great colours.


Ross.

[alpal]

An amazing picture.
There aren't many of this one.
It's in the same league as this:
http://www.universetoday.com/27388/t...-ken-crawford/

Wonderful work Steve.

cheers
Allan

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by alpal

An amazing picture.
There aren't many of this one.
It's in the same league as this:
http://www.universetoday.com/27388/t...-ken-crawford/

Wonderful work Steve.

cheers
Allan

Thanks Allan. Being favourably compared with Ken Crawford certainly boosts my confidence

Originally Posted by Ross G

A beautiful photo Steve of a very unusual object.

Sharp with great colours.


Ross.

Thanks Ross

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

A nice example of a Magellanic galaxy. The intense blue OB associations are very sharp and clear. Nicely processed. Well done.

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

It's nicely done Steve and well processed, but I can see why it's not often imaged. It's never going to be something that jumps out of the page.
Geoff

[clive milne]

Inspiring stuff once again Steve.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Nice to see something unusual, well done, worth the effort. BTW,googling images generally over the years, your images often pop up as rare examples, good work. Its a public service, someone has to do it.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Nice to see something unusual, well done, worth the effort. BTW,googling images generally over the years, your images often pop up as rare examples, good work. Its a public service, someone has to do it.

Thanks Fred on both counts.

Originally Posted by clive milne

Inspiring stuff once again Steve.

Thanks Clive

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

It's nicely done Steve and well processed, but I can see why it's not often imaged. It's never going to be something that jumps out of the page.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff. It might pop out a bit better with more data but I generally agree. It's not a spectacular object.

Originally Posted by Placidus

A nice example of a Magellanic galaxy. The intense blue OB associations are very sharp and clear. Nicely processed. Well done.

Thanks

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Looks like a cross between NGC 55 and NGC 247

If I am not mistaken this galaxy was a candidate for possible tidal streams?...so you could hammer it a bit longer and see what comes up Can you rotate the field to frame it better?

Mike

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Another rare one Steve, nicely done!

Love the translucence of the image.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

Another rare one Steve, nicely done!

Love the translucence of the image.

Cheers,

Justin.

Thanks Justin

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Looks like a cross between NGC 55 and NGC 247

If I am not mistaken this galaxy was a candidate for possible tidal streams?...so you could hammer it a bit longer and see what comes up Can you rotate the field to frame it better?

Mike

A quick google doesn't say much about visible tidal streams from NGC 3109 although this galaxy is influencing the Antlia dwarf. I doubt whether anything would be visible in my light polluted sky but I am going to try for some more data although the weather is seriously limiting what I can do these days. Sorry about the framing. I'll see what I can do.

[sjastro]

Nice image Steve.

I imaged this object a few years ago.

Steven

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by sjastro

Nice image Steve.

I imaged this object a few years ago.

Steven

Thanks Steven. I just checked out your image and it looks good. I can't see the exposure details for some reason though. Can you tell me what they were?

[sjastro]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Thanks Steven. I just checked out your image and it looks good. I can't see the exposure details for some reason though. Can you tell me what they were?

LRGB IMAGE 110m L, 60m R,60m G, 60m B, ST-10XME.

Regards

Steven