SGL Challenge 3 - A galaxy far, far away

[Clarkey]

Thought I would add my slightly different image to the collection. A 'close up' of the Coma Galaxy Cluster. Taken with an RC8 and ASI1600MM pro on the 16th April and processed in APP / Startools and Affinity. Captured with NINA.

Total image time 9hrs minus a few poor subs

40 x 3 min Red

30 x 3 min Green and Blue

80 x 3 min Luminance.

 

[LuckieEddie]

Here's my entry, IC342 - The Hidden Galaxy.

This was shot on 12/04/2021 under Bortle 6. 420x30sec giving 3 and a half hours total.

SkyWatcher N200 (the old blue one), EQ5 modified with Onstep goto system, Full spectrum modified Olympus E-PL5, Baader UV/IR filter, Baader MPCC. Stacked with flats and darks in Siril, processed in StarTools.

[rickwayne]

Welp,  I'll put my oar  in  the water. Stellarvue SV70t-IS, ASI183MM Pro, ZWO filters, iOptron CEM70.
Frames  (all at gain 65, -10℃):
B: 15x30" (7' 30")
B: 37x40" (24' 40")
G: 15x30" (7' 30")
G: 45x40" (30')
L: 32x30" (16')
L: 81x40" (54')
R: 15x30" (7' 30")
R: 45x40" (30')

Total integration time: 2h 57' 10". Processed with Astro Pixel Processor and Photoshop.

[Petergoodhew]

ARP 242 - The Mice Galaxies - is a pair of interacting galaxies in the constellation of Coma Berenices about 300 light-years from Earth. They were discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1785 giving them designation NGC 4676. The northern galaxy is IC 819 and the southern IC 820. I'm intrigued at how the night sky must appear when viewed from within one of these galaxies, with two "milky ways" crossing the sky.
Image captured on my dual rig in Spain.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
A total of 7 hours image capture (LRGB)
More details are available on my website at: https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/arp-242.html

 

[Petergoodhew]

Arp 84 is the combination of gravitationally-interacting galaxies NGC 5395 and NGC 5394. They are around 165 million light years from Earth in the constellation of Canes Venatici and are receding from Earth at 3,510 kilometers per second.
Image captured on my dual rig in Spain.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
A total of 7.6 hours image capture (LRGB)
More details are available on my website at:
https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/arp-84.html

[Petergoodhew]

NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 - The Siamese Twin Galaxies - a pair of galaxies in the constellation Virgo. They are colliding and merging together, and are about 60 million light-years from Earth.
Image captured on my dual rig in Spain.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
A total of 9.3 hours image capture (LRGB)
More details are available on my website at: https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/ngc-4567-and-ngc-4568.html

[Petergoodhew]

Arp 188 is a disrupted barred spiral galaxy located 420 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Draco. Its most dramatic feature is a massive trail of stars about 280,000 light-years long; the size of the galaxy has been attributed to a merger with a smaller galaxy that is believed to have occurred about 100 million years ago.
Image captured on my dual rig in Spain.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
A total of 13.2 hours image capture (LRGB)
More details are available on my website at: https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/arp-188.html

[Petergoodhew]

Arp 120 - The Eyes Galaxies - a pair of galaxies known as NGC 4435 and NGC 4438 about 52 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo. They were discovered on 8 April 1784 by William Herschel. In the 2014 film Interstellar, NGC 4438 can be seen in Murphy Cooper's notepad during the film's climactic sequence.
Image captured on my remote dual rig at Fregenal de la Sierra in Spain between 12-16 May 2021.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
A total of 9.4 hours image capture (LRGB)
More details are available on my website at: https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/arp-120.html

[Petergoodhew]

NGC 4490, also known as the Cocoon Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It is approximately 25 million light years from Earth. It interacts with its smaller companion NGC 4485 and as a result is a starburst galaxy. NGC 4490 and NGC 4485 are collectively known in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies as Arp 269. It was discovered by William Herschel in 1788.
Image captured on my remote dual rig at Fregenal de la Sierra in Spain between 17-19 May 2021.
Scopes: APM TMB LZOS 152 Refractors
Cameras: QSI6120wsg8
Mount: 10Micron GM2000 HPS
A total of 6.7 hours image capture (LRGB)
More details are available on my website at: https://www.imagingdeepspace.com/arp-269.html

[RJNick]

Messier 96

Pepperell, Massachusetts April 16 2021

Celestron Ultima 11, Celestron f/6.3 focal reducer

Nikon Z7 mirrorless camera, 120 x 30 sec exposures

[tooth_dr]

Subject: M82 - Cigar Galaxy

Camera: ZWO 2600MC at -10 deg C, gain 100, offset 50

Telescope: Skywatcher 250PX (blue tube), 1200mm F4.7

Mount: Mesu e200

Guiding: ZWO OAGv2, 290MM, PHD2

Filters: None

Exposure: 63 x 3 mins (3 hours and 9 minutes of data)

Software: APT for capture, APP and PS for processing

 

[tooth_dr]

Subject: M51 - Whirlpool Galaxy

Camera: ZWO 2600MC at -10 deg C, gain 100, offset 50

Telescope: Skywatcher 250PX (blue tube), 1200mm F4.7

Mount: Mesu e200

Guiding: ZWO OAGv2, 290MM, PHD2

Filters: None

Exposure: 4 hours 19 minutes

Software: APT for capture, APP and PS for processing

 

[tooth_dr]

A little bit more obscure now 

Subject: NGC4216 -  a metal-rich intermediate spiral galaxy located not far from the centre of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, roughly 55 million light-years away

Camera: ZWO 2600MC at -10 deg C, gain 100, offset 50

Telescope: Skywatcher 250PX (blue tube), 1200mm F4.7

Mount: Mesu e200

Guiding: ZWO OAGv2, 290MM, PHD2

Filters: None

Exposure: 10 hours

Software: APT for capture, APP and PS for processing

 

[tooth_dr]

Subject: M63 - Sunflower Galaxy

Camera: ZWO 2600MC at -10 deg C, gain 100, offset 50

Telescope: Skywatcher 250PX (blue tube), 1200mm F4.7

Mount: Mesu e200

Guiding: ZWO OAGv2, 290MM, PHD2

Filters: None

Exposure: 1 hour 55 minutes

Software: APT for capture, APP and PS for processing

[Scooot]

One of my few galaxy images this year.

M81 & M82

Camera: ZWO 2600 MC Pro

Scope: TakFS60CB 375mm F5.3 with flattener 

Mount: Skywatcher EQM-35 Pro Goto

Guiding: ZWO 30mm mini scope, ZWO 120mm mini camera

ASIair

Exposure: 168 3 minutes, Zero Gain (0.778) 

Processed in Pixinsight 

[AstroMuni]

I am an absolute beginner and here is my attempt at imaging with my Celestron 130 OTA mounted on HEQ5 Pro and using the ASI224mc camera. Images captured using Kstars/Ekos and processed in Siril. No guiding. No flats or darks either.

Here is my image  of Messier 82 - Cigar galaxy taken in early April.
100 x 5s lights, gain 120
65 x 10s lights, gain 120

 

Edited July 8, 2021 by AstroMuni

[wimvb]

@AstroMuni, probably posted in the wrong section. This is the galaxy competition thread. You probably want to post this in the imaging section.

 

cheers,

[AstroMuni]

3 hours ago, wimvb said:

@AstroMuni, probably posted in the wrong section. This is the galaxy competition thread. You probably want to post this in the imaging section.

 

cheers,

oops. sorry didnt read the topic properly obviously Updated my image with a galaxy

Edited July 8, 2021 by AstroMuni

[MartinB]

The results of this challenge have now been announced and can be seen here -  https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/379877-sgl-2021-challenge-3-a-galaxy-far-far-away/