Virgo Cluster Quickie

[Allinthehead]

Hi all. Just a quick one from Friday night while i waited for my main target to rise.

This is Ngc 4254, 4192, 4322 and a few others.

Processed in APP and PS.

Imaging telescope:Takahashi Epsilon 130d

Imaging camera:Zwo Asi 071

Mount:SkyWatcher AZ EQ6

Software: Sequence Generator Pro Seqence Generator Pro

Filter: IDAS LPS P2 Hutech

Resolution: 4868x3215

Dates: April 20, 2018

Frames: IDAS LPS P2 Hutech: 20x180" -20C

Integration: 1.0 hours

Darks: ~30

Flats: ~50

Bias: ~50

Avg. Moon age: 4.77 days

Avg. Moon phase: 23.64%

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00

RA center: 184.645 degrees

DEC center: 15.086 degrees

Pixel scale: 2.292 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 179.296 degrees

Field radius: 1.857 degrees

Locations: Back Garden, Cork, Ireland

Richard.

[xvariablestarx]

So many galaxies; it looks almost like one of those Hubble Deep Field images.

[Allinthehead]

10 hours ago, xvariablestarx said:

So many galaxies; it looks almost like one of those Hubble Deep Field images.

Thanks. I smile every time i process a stack and can't quite believe what can be imaged from a back garden.

[The-MathMog]

Stunning image for such a short time, but I haven't heard anything but good things about the Takahashi scopes either.
Just curious. How big of a difference does the IDAS make for the light pollution? I live in a suburban city with about the same light pollution as you it seems, so checking out my options at getting the most out of the sky!

Cheers.

[peter shah]

love the detail you can see in the galaxies....nice job

[Allinthehead]

14 hours ago, The-MathMog said:

Stunning image for such a short time, but I haven't heard anything but good things about the Takahashi scopes either.
Just curious. How big of a difference does the IDAS make for the light pollution? I live in a suburban city with about the same light pollution as you it seems, so checking out my options at getting the most out of the sky!

Cheers.

Hi MathMog thanks. It's funny you should ask about the filter as I'm planning to leave it out for my next image as a test. My experience of the epsilon so far has been very positive. My only gripe is the collimation seems to change when i use the rotator which is a pity. 

 

12 hours ago, peter shah said:

love the detail you can see in the galaxies....nice job

Thanks Peter. Glad you like it.