Omega Centauri

74tuc · #1 15-04-2007, 09:56 AM

Picture of Omega Centauri taken when the seeing was about 3-4 arc secs - about twice a month.

Camera - EOS 350.

4 Exposures - 4M, 2M, 1M, 0.5M

Jerry.

leon · #2 15-04-2007, 10:05 AM

Nice one Jerry, very crisp and clear.

Leon

StarKers · #3 15-04-2007, 10:16 AM

Thanks Jerry,

That's what I was looking for, and found, last night. I thought that I had picked up the galaxy 3128 instead. I'll have to check out the galaxy to-night so I'll know the difference next time.

I got another surprise when I focused on what turned out to be Jupiter.

Nice going,
John.

richardo (Rich) · #4 15-04-2007, 12:34 PM

Excellently composed image Jerry!!
Top colours and the stars appear to be resolve to the core...

What scope were you using?

Nice work.

Cheers
Rich

Dr Nick (Nick) · #5 15-04-2007, 01:27 PM

Wow, you must have resolved every star in that feild

74tuc · #6 15-04-2007, 02:51 PM

Hi all,

Thanks for the good words.

The 'scope is a Takahashi TOA150.

I was practising focusing the camera (one of the more difficult things for me to get correct!) and thought that photographing a star cluster would be a good test. The stars occupy about 2x2 pixels on average and the resolution on the CCD is approx. 1.2 arc sec. per pixel.

Rgds,

Jerry.

Ric · #7 15-04-2007, 04:27 PM

Very nice Jerry, nicely resolved and lots of subtle colour.

Cheers

leon · #8 15-04-2007, 07:17 PM

That is so cool Jerry, you know i have tried, and tried, with that Little Bugger, and just cant get it right, but you sure did, great work,

leon