New project started: NGC 3718, NGC 3729, and Hickson 56

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Just 1.5 hours of L data, but it is a start

Data grabbed with the SN6 6" F/5 Schmidt-Newton with ASI183MM-Pro. Stacked in APP, tweaks in Gimp. I hope I can get more L and R, G, B tonight. Much more data needed

 

[ultranova]

A very nice start indeed,

If I remember correctly this galaxy has a lovely golden hue to it,

Unless I am thinking of another.

Good luck Michael with the color data.

You never know your luck.

Paul 

[tomato]

Great start!

I have about 4 hrs of LRGB data on this target, it is coming out a silvery blue on the initial stack but after doing a star colour calibration in APP the galaxy has indeed acquired a golden hue. It certainly has an intriguing appearance, the dust lanes look almost artificial, too 'clean'.

Unfortunately I had a substantial dust doughnut on the Lum camera which I thought would calibrate out but flats do have a limit to what they can clean up so I think I need to take the lum data again.

[alan potts]

Been awful here for a few days but had 5 nights before that, good start to it though Michael.

Alan