Imaging target suggestions ED80?

[tooth_dr]

I did the Leo triplet last night, but any suggestions for two targets this evening both early on and late. Excluding the obvious targets, and nothing too small for the focal length. I can never think 

[AngryDonkey]

Been trying to find a similar target for my dual rig (FSQ85 and WO71) and the only good one I found so far was Markarian's Chain.

[alacant]

 

24 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

both early on and late

m35 and m82 respectively. Both have nice bonus objects in the same fov.

HTH.

[Ronclarke]

I've just done the Rosette Nebula with my ED80, just the right size!! 

[Ben the Ignorant]

How about NGC 4236 in Draco? It's not too faint at mag 10.7 but it's huge, 22' by 5', yes that's not a typo, twenty-two by five arcminutes! Surface brightness is low but its sheer size should make the pic rewarding.

[tooth_dr]

17 minutes ago, Ronclarke said:

I've just done the Rosette Nebula with my ED80, just the right size!! 

It’s now pointed at the rosette! Gonna give it a quick whirl. Thanks. 

[tooth_dr]

24 minutes ago, alacant said:

 

m35 and m82 respectively. Both have nice bonus objects in the same fov.

HTH.

Thanks ! I did M81 M82 in a bigger scope last month. It’s a beautiful pairing!

[tooth_dr]

27 minutes ago, AngryDonkey said:

Been trying to find a similar target for my dual rig (FSQ85 and WO71) and the only good one I found so far was Markarian's Chain.

Thanks, this is on my todo list 100%!

[tooth_dr]

16 minutes ago, Ben the Ignorant said:

How about NGC 4236 in Draco? It's not too faint at mag 10.7 but it's huge, 22' by 5', yes that's not a typo, twenty-two by five arcminutes! Surface brightness is low but its sheer size should make the pic rewarding.

Never heard of it! Will take a look. Thanks. 

[Craney]

As you might know, I am a big fan of the ED80 and it's versitility.   Here is my attempt at Markarian's Chain the other night.... I think it is an object that if you give it enough time it will keep presenting new objects....

 

This was total of 56mins...(4min subs)  with 0.8x FR attached.

Sean.

[tooth_dr]

2 minutes ago, Craney said:

As you might know, I am a big fan of the ED80 and it's versitility.   Here is my attempt at Markarian's Chain the other night.... I think it is an object that if you give it enough time it will keep presenting new objects....

 

This was total of 56mins...(4min subs)  with 0.8x FR attached.

Sean.

Thanks Sean. If I wanted to image that, what object would I want to centre on?

[Craney]

... and if you really want to go for Gold.....   try the Witches Head Nebula.....

I had total faith (!!)  in my alignment and positioning  and did  30mins  (2min subs as the light pollution was horrid)  with the same 80mmED with 0.8x FR, even though nothing was recognisable on the camera back... got this....

Well it suffers from all sort of defects... and possibly rates as 'most retrograde astrophoto of the year'... but it's there... I can see it......  yay!!!!

 

[tooth_dr]

Definitely there!

[Craney]

2 minutes ago, tooth_dr said:

Thanks Sean. If I wanted to image that, what object would I want to centre on?

That is a very good question.   I think I went for M86 but after processing I felt that a little bit of the chain had been left out on the left hand side.   I have cropped the photo a bit to leave out 'less exciting regions'.

Try this resource

http://www.blackwaterskies.co.uk/imaging-toolbox/

and play around with your FL's , cameras and FR's !!!

 

Sean.

[tooth_dr]

1 minute ago, Craney said:

That is a very good question.   I think I went for M86 but after processing I felt that a little bit of the chain had been left out on the left hand side.   I have cropped the photo a bit to leave out 'less exciting regions'.

Try this resource

http://www.blackwaterskies.co.uk/imaging-toolbox/

and play around with your FL's , cameras and FR's !!!

 

Sean.

Thanks Sean, much appreciated 

[Skipper Billy]

I use this one a lot for inspiration

https://dso-browser.com/dso/search?lat_deg=56&lat_min=&lat_hem=N&lon_deg=5&lon_min=&lon_hem=W&timezone=UTC

 

[tooth_dr]

1 minute ago, Skipper Billy said:

I use this one a lot for inspiration

https://dso-browser.com/dso/search?lat_deg=56&lat_min=&lat_hem=N&lon_deg=5&lon_min=&lon_hem=W&timezone=UTC

 

Great site. Had a look there and lots of inspiration. Thank-you 

[tooth_dr]

28 x 300s on Rosette done. Moving on to NGC4236 

[AngryDonkey]

9 hours ago, tooth_dr said:

Thanks Sean. If I wanted to image that, what object would I want to centre on?

In the field (no internet) SkySafari is great for this. I have my field of view displayed and usually just position and rotate it over the targets to get a good composition. The deep sky objects are all shown, the bigger ones with images which makes this super easy. Once I've got it I just read the Ra, Dec and rotation from the display.

[Pete Presland]

9 hours ago, Skipper Billy said:

I use this one a lot for inspiration

https://dso-browser.com/dso/search?lat_deg=56&lat_min=&lat_hem=N&lon_deg=5&lon_min=&lon_hem=W&timezone=UTC

 

What an excellent website!

[tooth_dr]

Ended up switching to M95 M96 area at 2am to finish the evening. I even did one sub of the Sombrero for good measure but it’s a little small and pretty low.  Thanks all. 

[tooth_dr]

1 hour ago, AngryDonkey said:

In the field (no internet) SkySafari is great for this. I have my field of view displayed and usually just position and rotate it over the targets to get a good composition. The deep sky objects are all shown, the bigger ones with images which makes this super easy. Once I've got it I just read the Ra, Dec and rotation from the display.

Which version is suitable? Price varies from £2.99-38.99

[AngryDonkey]

I have the plus version which does all I need.

[tooth_dr]

Bumping this up - any suggestions for something image later on tonight, nebula based and a good size for the FL of the ED80?

[Ben the Ignorant]

NGC 3521?

Mag 10.2, 6 minutes x 4 minutes, in Leo.