Centaurus A

[Decimus (Richard)]

Hi Friends,
Unfortunately, I have not been on this site for some time, but I have been busy practising my newbie imaging skills. The attached image of Centaurus A was a real processing challenge, but I think I managed it okay.

Details:
Telescope: William Optics 102 GT Apo refractor
Camera: ZWO ASI071MC Pro cooled; Filter: ZWO UV/IR
Guide Scope & Camera: WO 240 mm/F4 guide scope; Camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini
Computer: ZWO ASI Air Plus
Exposure/Integration: 10 x 300s; 1 x 120s; and 1 x 180s @ -10°C ; total integration: 55 minutes
Mount: Vixen SXD 2

For jpeg on ASTROBIN, please see: https://www.astrobin.com/6i0tml/?nc=group&nce=3277


Comments of any kind would be welcome!

Cheers,
Richard

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Welcome back Richard

Nice comeback too, I like it, the image has a subtle old world quality to it, almost like a colour slide, on maybe Ektachrome 200, from the good old days of emulsion astrophotography.

Lovely star colour too

Mike

[Dave882 (David)]

Great image mate. Some cool detail and that starfield is incredible!

[Decimus (Richard)]

Thanks so much, Mike. Nice to have some encouraging comments!

[Decimus (Richard)]

Thanks, David. It's taken me a while to learn the basics of Pixinsight, but I am gradually getting there.