NGC 7217. Resonance ring galaxy in Pegasus with Edge 11 HD

[RobH]

Thanks again all.....hope to have the 12 RC up and running properly for Spring galaxy season and go for some more of the lesser known targets

Rob

[Quatermass]

What a great looking galaxy really like this one and the detail is fantastic

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[Anweniel]

looks unreal!!!!!!!! Spectacular colours and detail thank you for the privilege!

[mdstuart]

Nice. I checked and I saw this one last on 30 July 2009 visually in my 10 inch scope. I noted it was larger than NGC 7177! Quite tough as I had to go back and verify the sighting on 1 August..

Must try it again and check it is still there!

Mark

[Doc]

You are the Leonardo De Vinci of the astrophotography world

Your photo is a work of art.

[morimarty]

Hi rob

What more can one say a true masterpiece doc is spot on.

ATB martyn

[RobH]

Thanks again all...you're too kind!! Glad you like it

Crab nebula image coming in the next day or so

Cheers

Rob

[ollypenrice]

Thanks again all...you're too kind!! Glad you like it

Crab nebula image coming in the next day or so

Cheers

Rob

SHould be PD exciting!

Olly

[Boren]

Great image - i dont recall to have seen it before!

Cheers,

Harel

[sheri_barri]

Rob that is truly stunning! Certainly an unfamiliar object which should get a lot more imaging attention! ..... Science and art in one.

[opticalpath]

Wonderful image, Rob ... and a technical feat at that focal length!

How do you find the AP reducer works with the EdgeHD - how do things look out at the edge of a wider field?

Adrian

[blackparticle]

Great image.

After the results I've had so far galaxy hunting with the 6" Mak, seeing this has put a much larger aperture scope on my wants list for next year for when I run out of "easy" M-targets. My one attempt at something this difficult (NGC 2146) has proved to me that going for galaxies at Mag10 really does require something pretty big.

What mount did you have the scope sitting on btw.. Was it the AP1200 as listed on your site? I wonder how a NEQ6 would cope with something like the Edge 11?

[Magnum]

What a lovely face on galaxy never seen this before, great processing!

Lee

[RobH]

Thanks again folks.

I didn't have the AP reducer in the optimal position so I was getting coma at the edge of the FOV, which I got rid of by using the starfield taken with my TMB in 2009. The correct way to use the reducer with the Edge scopes is to have it as close as possible to the field flattening lens but this means that you then have to use the coarse focus control and I wanted to use my moonlite focuser which is equipped with robofocus.

The mount was my AP1200 and I used a Tal 100 as a guidescope, Lodestar guidecam and PHD, hence 6 minute subs as any longer than that and I was getting issues with differential flexure. When my H18 comes back from SX, I'll be using that and an OAG.

Cheers

Rob

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Amazing image!