3x galaxies all at a different angle of tilt to us – NGC3628, top right, is a spiral galaxy as seen edge on (similar to our view of our own Milky Way, but we see it from within). M65 is the lowest one in the frame, leaving M66 furthest left. The frame covers a 500,000 light year diameter, and is 30×10^6 light years away from us. An absolute b*gger to capture with a full-spectrum camera full of pubes that hoovers in Wakefield’s light pollution, hence this is a grayscale image (otherwise the entire thing is tinted in an unremovable orange). Only an hour of data – really needs another 2 at least, but fun getting it!
I began this with my EOS650D, however broke the USB port at the end of the first night whilst lifting the scope off the mount. It was completed with the EOS1000D, then the output from both combined (with the EOS650D data needing to be scaled down to match the EOS1000D’s lower resolution – I suspect the scaling is out by a fraction of a percent, which has detracted from overall focus).
M82 The Cigar Galaxy in Ursa Major imaged 12.02.2018 William Optics FLT-110 and Atik 314L monochrome CCD 60 x 60 second exposures
M81 Bode’s Galaxy in the constellation of Ursa Major imaged 09.02.2018 William Optics FLT-110 and Atik 314L monochrome CCD A total of 135 x 60 second exposures stacked in Deep Sky Stacker and processed in Photoshop CS2
My take on the Galaxy Cluster Abell 1367 in the Constellation of Leo. Full Resolution Version: https://www.astrobin.com/full/332982/0/
Image Highlighting the three Quasars surrounding the giant eliptical Galaxy NGC3842. Distance of Quasars are: Q1 = 3.7 Billion Light Years Q2 = 7.6 Billion Light Years Q3 = 10.3 Billion Light Years Distance of Galaxies UGC6697 and NGC3842 are 330 Million Light Years.
Skywatcher Quattro 8s Skywatcher NEQ6 Pro Nikon d5500 astro modified ZWO asi120 mc-s Guide cam 50mm guide scope Backyard Nikon PHD2 DSS Photoshop CS6 10x3s iso400 10x20s iso400 10x60s iso400 37x300s iso 400 80 flat 80 bias
24 images stacked in Lightroom and processed in Lightroom
