Start on the triplet

[Les Tilly]

Started this the other night this is 17x 15 mins in Luminance only.

Camera is the PL16803 with Astrodon Gen II filters

Scope is the RCOS 10" f7 Astrograph Carbon Truss

Mount is the Paramount ME

Guided with Direct Guide and Sbig STi

Calibrated in Maxim

Processed in Pixinsight and CS4

Thanks for Looking

Les

triplet.jpg photo - Les Tilly photos at pbase.com

[Quatermass]

That a cracking shot Les very crisp and clear thanks for sharing.

[Les Tilly]

Thanks Quatermass. Hopefully can add to it

Les

[ollypenrice]

Very clean, Les, with a really lovely star field. I think you'll be able to get deeper though. This is a dream of a target.

Olly

[Jessun]

Excellent as always! Nice to see how the work builds up as more time is added. I hope to see the colour version of this.

[Fay]

Beautiful triplet Les

Fay

[Les Tilly]

Thanks guys for the kind words

Les

[morimarty]

This looks to be a real pearl of an image in the making Les, it as a lovely smooth starfield with lots of detail in the galaxys. its also starting to show the faint extending arm from NGC3628. looking forward to the finished image!

[laser_jock99]

Pinpoint stars- that's a quality mount.

[Les Tilly]

Thanks Again for the kind words

Yes the mount is an outstanding performer

I have an issue with the RCOS and some reflections I have to find before I can move forward with this image hopefully have it sorted pretty fast

Les

[peteruss]

Awesome job lee