The Cocoon galaxy

[emyliano2000]

The Cocoon galaxy, a galaxy that caught my interest from the first time I saw an image of it. I was really fascinated by the way the two galaxies are interacting. I tried to see it through my telescope from a dark site but I couldn't.
I'm really happy I managed to capture it.

Equipment used:
Eq6 hypertune gen2
Upgraded Skywatcher explorer 200p, f5 newtonian
Astromodified Canon 450D
IDAS LPS-D1 clip in filter
Baader mpcc coma corrector
Lacerta Mgen standalone autoguider
9x50 finder-guider

Software used:
Eqmod, APT, Stellarium with StellariumScope, Astrotortilla, Lacerta Autoguider PC app

Location: Bushey, Bortle 6
Date: 20.05.2018

The image is the result of 32x300sec ISO800 exposures stacked and calibrated in Pixinsight with 50 flat frames and 100 bias frames and processed in PS CC 2018 and Lr CC.

[Demonperformer]

Nice widefield shot of them.

What is the bright streak coming out of the bottom of the pic?

[emyliano2000]

14 minutes ago, Demonperformer said:

Nice widefield shot of them.

What is the bright streak coming out of the bottom of the pic?

That's the star Chara, beta Cvn.

[alan potts]

Nice shot, not one I have seen before.

Alan

[emyliano2000]

1 hour ago, Demonperformer said:

Nice widefield shot of them.

What is the bright streak coming out of the bottom of the pic?

The camera was meant to be rotated the other way around to get Chara in the frame. ?

[Demonperformer]

Been there, done that ... ?

[ollypenrice]

That's a really nice image.

Olly

[emyliano2000]

13 hours ago, alan potts said:

Nice shot, not one I have seen before.

 

6 minutes ago, ollypenrice said:

That's a really nice image. 

Thank you!