M35 and NGC2158

[Sam]

Here's tonights effort - M35 and NGC2158. I don't know what the line is from but it was on all three frames, I think it was caused by me - not sure what though but it wasn't on any of my attempts to find M51 (flat laptop battery put an end to that escapade). Might have been a reflection off something. :?

This is from 3 X 45 exposures with the 400D processed in DSS. I quite like the different star colours and pretty happy I caught NGC2158 as well - a bit of a bonus really

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cheers

Sam

[jgs001]

Nice one Sam. That's come out really well.

[Cloudwatcher]

First class capture that. 8) Love the colour in NGC 2158!

Cheers

CW

PS. You didn't have a telephone wire in your line of sight did you? Might account for the 'line'.

[Sam]

Thanks CW , There's no phone lines out there - I wondering if the cord for the remote exposure from the canon had inadvertantly got itself around the front (had a few issues with cords and leads last night - one of which had be landing on my backside - this imaging malarky is dangerous!)

[Andrew*]

why is everyone suddenly imaging this?

Very nice shot. Crisp as heck!

Andrew

[centroid]

A nice 'cluster shot', with nice 'tight' stars, well done!!

Dave

[barkis]

Wonderful Image Sam

That's the second excellent capture of M35 and little friend I have seen in a couple of days. Andrews was the other one.

It really is great stuff, and I love these open clusters. What I would like to see, and I may well borrow a friends digital projector to try this. Is to make a Powerpoint slide show of not just OC's, but other DSO's too.

Anybody already tried this already perhaps?

Ron.

[Andrew*]

Wonderful Image Sam

That's the second excellent capture of M35 and little friend I have seen in a couple of days. Andrews was the other one.

Really? Are you not thingking of Thing's image?

Andrew

[Sam]

M35 was not my intended target. I had just attempted to find M1 (gave up very quickly) panned past Mars and thought - well that'll be good to get the focus right on the DSLR - and then just happened to end up on M35. The battery was running low and thought, well why not. Sometimes I think the unplanned ones go better than the planned ones.

[thing]

Great shot, nice to get the little NGC in there. I notice you get about the same field of view as me, what magnification do you reckon you are getting at prime focus? I reckon about x50 on mine.

[CELESCOPE]

Excellent Sam , lovely colours stars pin point

super shot

Rog

[Paxo]

Brilliant shot Sam, nice pinpoint stars and plenty of colours

Steve..

[LostNSpace]

Nice image Sam, great capture......

Mark