M77 and Friends

[MeyGray3833]

Not really a 5 inch refractor target however; I was looking for something different to image. Now there is a super nova in M77.

http://www.pbase.com/grahammeyer/image/168495360/original

Details if they don not show up.

Telescope: William Optics FLT132 

Guide Scope: QHY OAG 

Camera: QHY9 Mono @ -20c 

Filter Wheel: QHY 7 position Ultra Slim 

Filters: QHY 36mm unmounted L R G B HA OIII SII 

Guide Camera: QHY5L-II 

Mount: AZ-EQ6 

Mount Control: EQASCOM 

Focusing: SharpSky Pro and Sequence Generator Pro 3 (automated) 

Bahtinov Mask: No (initial focus) 

Capture Software: Sequence Generator Pro 3 

Guiding Software: PHD2 

Calibration and Stacking Software: PixInsight 

Processing Software: PixInsight 

Number and Type of Data Frames: L= 23X10 min, R= 11x7 min, G= 11x7 min, B= 11x7 min 

Ha= x , SII= x , OIII= x . 

Binning: 1x1 

Total Image Time: 461 minutes 

Location: Lockleys Observatory B, Tanunda, Sth Australia 

Light Box by Exfso

 

[Demonperformer]

5 hours ago, MeyGray3833 said:

Not really a 5 inch refractor target

Respectfully disagree. I think the framing of this is great ... it puts the galaxy in context, which so many photos with larger instruments don't.

Thanks for sharing.

[alan potts]

I have to say agree with above comment, nice framing and nicely done.

[MeyGray3833]

Thanks to everyone that has liked the image, I'm glad you enjoyed the view. ?

 

Demon and Alan, thanks for the affirmation of the field with a 5". It really does give a good perspective.  ?