Centaurus A 15/06/2009

[Astrobserver99 (Rob)]

First attempt at Centaurus A

C8 SCT f/6.3

10x5min Exposures Processed in DSS

Not as much detail as I would like. Next time, I think f/10 will be the go

[Hagar (Doug)]

Why would you want to go to F10? The image scale in this image is great. Longer subs and more of them will make the detail stand out better than a longer focal length which will require much longer subs.

Nice capture just the same.

[TrevorW]

Which did you use the Atik or Canon, I assume this is a cropped image

As Doug said longer and more subs

[Astrobserver99 (Rob)]

The Canon 300D

Here is the full image with some levels adjustment

[Matty P (Matt)]

I've attempted imaging at F/10 a couple times with my C8. Although it gives you great image scale. I don't think you should bother imaging at F/10, unless your mount can track very accurately at a 2000mm focal length.

Definitely more exposures will help. Well done.