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OK guys/gals, Here's my first submission to the monthly DSO challenge. I wsn't 100% certain if I was supposed to start a new post or just add to the bottom of the challenge report. If I need to move it, just let me know.
All three of these were obtained last night from my Bortle 8 suburban backyard.
Explore Scientific ED127mm
ASI1600mm Camera
Baader Filters
CGX Mount
Captured with SharpCapPro. Processed with Astro Pixel Processor
10x 30sec. ea. LRGB
Total Integration Time = 20 minutes.
M44 - The Beehive Cluster
M67
10x 30sec. ea. LRGB
10x 120sec. Ha
Total Integration Time: 40 minutes
Excellent Greg and thanks for your contribution. I see in your image of NGC 2903, you also pulled out the star forming region NGC 2905 - the tiny knot at the end of the central bar just right of the core. Well done.
And you did good by staring your own thread. I prefer that as it better highlights the individual accomplishments of the contributor.
Alan
Scopes: Astro Sky 17.5 f/4.5 Dob || Apertura AD12 f/5 Dob || Zhumell Z10 f/4.9 Dob ||
ES AR127 f/6.5 || ES ED80 f/6 || Apertura 6" f/5 Newtonian
Mounts: ES Twilight-II and Twilight-I
EPs: AT 82° 28mm UWA || TV Ethos 100° 21mm and 13mm || Vixen LVW 65° 22mm ||
ES 82° 18mm || Pentax XW 70° 10mm, 7mm and 5mm || barlows
Filters (2 inch): DGM NPB || Orion Ultra Block, O-III and Sky Glow || Baader HaB
Primary Field Atlases: Uranometria All-Sky Edition and Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas
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"Astronomers, we look into the past to see our future." (me)
"Seeing is in some respect an art, which must be learnt." (William Herschel)
"What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean." (Sir Isaac Newton)
"No good deed goes unpunished." (various)
“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?” (Scarecrow, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
In terms of galaxy observing, I really do like NGC 2903. At our dark site I can see it in the RACI finder and it reveals delicate spiral structure in the 17.5 inch. Not the in your face kind of M51, but its unmistakable. NGC 2905 is seen visually in that scope as very small concentrated brightness off the end of the bar. It is a beautiful galaxy and makes a fine target.
I enjoyed how your images truly highlight the differences between M44 and M67. They really bring home, to me, why I much prefer M67 visually. Again, well done!
Alan
Scopes: Astro Sky 17.5 f/4.5 Dob || Apertura AD12 f/5 Dob || Zhumell Z10 f/4.9 Dob ||
ES AR127 f/6.5 || ES ED80 f/6 || Apertura 6" f/5 Newtonian
Mounts: ES Twilight-II and Twilight-I
EPs: AT 82° 28mm UWA || TV Ethos 100° 21mm and 13mm || Vixen LVW 65° 22mm ||
ES 82° 18mm || Pentax XW 70° 10mm, 7mm and 5mm || barlows
Filters (2 inch): DGM NPB || Orion Ultra Block, O-III and Sky Glow || Baader HaB
Primary Field Atlases: Uranometria All-Sky Edition and Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas
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"Astronomers, we look into the past to see our future." (me)
"Seeing is in some respect an art, which must be learnt." (William Herschel)
"What we know is a drop, what we don't know is an ocean." (Sir Isaac Newton)
"No good deed goes unpunished." (various)
“Some people without brains do an awful lot of talking, don't you think?” (Scarecrow, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz)
Nice images Greg and you illustrate why M67 is one of my favorite clusters to observe through a scope, as M44 (Praesape) is almost more impressive in big binos than a scope. Also a great capture of NGC 2903 and 2905. While I have observed 2903 through the 10", it has been awhile. My log shows 2015. But considering how it is a bit isolated and off the beaten track of M65/M66 it's certainly one that deserves more attention.
-Michael Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50 Eyepieces: Various, GSO Superview, 9mm Plossl, Celestron 25mm Plossl Camera: ZWO ASI 120 Naked Eye: Two Eyeballs Latitude: 48.7229° N