Davide Simonetti Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 The Needle Galaxy, a new target for me and one that's been on my 'to do' list for a while. With a glaring full moon and patchy cloud it wasn't the best of conditions for imaging a faint object like this, but I could see from the subs that something would come out so,it was worth persevering. Despite the moon glare one of it's companion galaxies also came out. Now that I know it is possible to image this gorgeous object from London I want to try again on a clear night with no moon and really do it justice. 9 x 8 minute exposures at 400 ISO 11 x dark frames 10 x flat frames 21 x bias/offset frames (subtracted from flat frames only Captured with APT Guided with PHD Processed in Nebulosity and Photoshop Equipment: Celestron NexStar 127 SLT GoTo AltAz mount with homemade wedge Orion 50mm Mini Guide Scope ZWO ASI120 MC imaging and guiding camera Canon 700D DSLR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nytecam Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Nice shot but dim on my monitor - could do with a contrast boost ;o) Nytecam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Very nice image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJamie Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thats good going with that mount and the conditions! I really like this galaxy, i look forward to seeing your next effort at this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davide Simonetti Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 Here is a reprocessing of the image as it was a bit on the dark side. It is a little more noisy but more of the galaxy can be seen so I think I prefer this version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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