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Antennae Galaxies


Petergoodhew

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NGC 4038 and NGC 4039 - known as the antennae galaxies in Corvus. Two interacting galaxies causing giant tidal streams and starburst star creation as they interact.

21h20m total integration (48x600s and 56x300s L, 37x300s R, 32x300s G, 34x300s B).

Image capture on my dual rig in Spain (APM TMB 152 LZOS refractors, 10Micron GM2000 mount, QSI6120wsg8 cameras).

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Great image Peter.

I got all excited then thinking you had done it from the UK until I saw you did it in Spain.  Going to Spain on Friday, but will only have a skytracker and camera lens available.

Carole 

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1 minute ago, carastro said:

 

Great image Peter.

I got all excited then thinking you had done it from the UK until I saw you did it in Spain.  Going to Spain on Friday, but will only have a skytracker and camera lens available.

Carole

Thanks Carole.  These are pretty low altitude even in southern Spain.  I wouldn't attempt to capture them here in London.

Enjoy Spain - you should have clear skies as the weather forecast is good.

Peter

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Just now, ampleamp said:

The antenae look a lot better defined on this version and the core is imo excellent; well worth revisiting!

Thanks Alistair.  I found that going for 10 minute luminance subs made a huge difference in pulling the antennae out of the noise/sky background.  With hindsight I should probable have gone for 15 or 20 minute subs.  Still learning!

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Nice detail--I think you may have cropped a bit much.  The target is very large on screen and sharpness is a bit soft due to that I think.  Even 1/2 the size would still be BIG and much sharper.

Rodd

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