Rodd Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 This galaxy is usually overshadowed by its optically nearby sibling--M100. I imaged the pair, along with numerous fuzzies, with the TOA 130. I noticed NGC 4312 came out pretty detailed and balanced. So I decided to crop it out and enlarge for this stand alone LRGB image. Another example of hunting the feared small galaxy with a 5" refractor. Under dark, steady skies it would no doubt look pretty amazing. As is it at least respectable. TOA 130 native and ASI 1600 L: 96 300sec; R: 42 300sec; G: 22 300sec; B: 49 300 sec (17.4 hours) 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wimvb Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 Lovely. Just how small is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maw lod qan Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 17.4 hours! How many sessions? I really tip my hat to all of you dedicated astrophotographers. The effort you put into this clearly shows in your images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 43 minutes ago, wimvb said: Lovely. Just how small is it? Thanks Wim. I guess it’s not all that small. It’s much smaller than M100. Have a look at a wide field image of M100 and you can’t miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 21 minutes ago, maw lod qan said: 17.4 hours! How many sessions? I really tip my hat to all of you dedicated astrophotographers. The effort you put into this clearly shows in your images! Thanks maw. I usually need 2 nights per RGB channel and 3-4 for lum. But there are usually lost sessions where clouds rolled in or wind or whatever. I really wish I had clearer skies. For every clear night I get almost a week of clouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorann Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Very nice Rodd! Maybe you could post the whole image here also - would be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodd Posted November 29, 2020 Author Share Posted November 29, 2020 5 hours ago, gorann said: Very nice Rodd! Maybe you could post the whole image here also - would be interesting. Here ya go. I think with a large aperture this galaxy would make an excellent target. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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