M83 Plus Two

[HiloDon]

7x30s Capture of M83 and two small galaxies close by to the left of M83.  Well, maybe not so close by.  They are PGC724525 and PGC48132, and are 650mly and 670mly away, respectively.  M83 is a mere 16mly away.  Used a CPC1100HD at F5 and an SX Ultrastar C camera with Paul Shears' excellent Starlight Live software on a Macbook Pro.  Capture was made while live viewing and broadcasting on NSN this past June 27th.  No post processing was used.

[RobertI]

Great shot, love the perspective provided by those two far distant galaxies.

[HunterHarling]

Great! How did you get so much with only 3 min 30 seconds of exposure???

[cuivenion]

On 7/4/2017 at 23:57, HunterHarling said:

Great! How did you get so much with only 3 min 30 seconds of exposure???

Big aperture, fast optics, and a sensitive camera.

[HunterHarling]

Oh, 11in at f/5 ?

[HiloDon]

On 7/4/2017 at 12:57, HunterHarling said:

Great! How did you get so much with only 3 min 30 seconds of exposure???

 

On 7/6/2017 at 01:24, cuivenion said:

Big aperture, fast optics, and a sensitive camera.

The dark skies of Hawaii on Mauna Kea at 9200' help, too.

Don

[cuivenion]

46 minutes ago, HiloDon said:

 

The dark skies of Hawaii on Mauna Kea at 9200' help, too.

Don

Nice, I'll have to go there some day.

[HunterHarling]

Yeah, me too.

[HiloDon]

On 7/7/2017 at 07:07, cuivenion said:

Nice, I'll have to go there some day.

 

3 hours ago, HunterHarling said:

Yeah, me too.

Everyone is welcome to come.  Let me know if you plan anything.  I will happy to help you view the best skies in the world.

[cuivenion]

36 minutes ago, HiloDon said:

 

Everyone is welcome to come.  Let me know if you plan anything.  I will happy to help you view the best skies in the world.

Wow thanks. Might be a long time before I get there but I'll bear that in mind.

[sharkmelley]

Impressive for such a short total exposure time!

Mark