Imaged thru Meade 16 LX200 at f6.2 w/Starizona reducer, Atik 460ex mono 18/5min lum, 2/5 min
Clear skies,
Steve
Thanks Alan,kt4hx wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:43 pm Very nice Steve and quite happy to see someone targeting some galaxies off the usual beaten path. A fine effort to capture a nice grouping.
I observed this group from our dark site in September utilizing the 17.5 inch. Also known as Vorontsov-Velyaminov 166 or VV-166, I utilized magnifications from 110x to 283x to pick up eight galaxies plus nearby NGC 76 which is not part of it.
T
That is the thing, the structural differences between ellipticals/lenticulars versus spirals is a telling thing. The former tend to have more uniform surface brightness across their dimension. The spirals however can exhibit more variability because of the density of the core in relation to the more diffuse structure in the outer disk (arms). Of course there are exceptions to those generalities, but in more cases than not I've found that to be true.sdbodin wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 10:58 pmThanks Alan,kt4hx wrote: ↑Sat Dec 05, 2020 9:43 pm Very nice Steve and quite happy to see someone targeting some galaxies off the usual beaten path. A fine effort to capture a nice grouping.
I observed this group from our dark site in September utilizing the 17.5 inch. Also known as Vorontsov-Velyaminov 166 or VV-166, I utilized magnifications from 110x to 283x to pick up eight galaxies plus nearby NGC 76 which is not part of it.
T
I like your visual description a lot. Funny how the photographic 'feel' differs from the real-time view. The brighter lenticular and ellipticals are visually easier. The big spirals are diffuse visually, but are the showpieces photographically. Just inverted from one to the other.
Thanks again,
Steve
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