M87 Jet

[Froeng]

...another one of the "simple astrophotographs". Not really a "pretty picture", but the proof that even supposedly faint objects can be quite rewarding with little effort! Unguided C8 at f/10 on Vixen SP-DX with 20x1min exposures using an old Olympus E-PL5

I wasn't sure this was going to work - but I did manage to capture the jet coming out of the black hole...!

Next time, I will try maybe 10sec subs and see if this would produce more detail.

Best Regards

Frank

[peter shah]

super job....the jet is clearly visible

[Froeng]

Thank you Peter.

i have to say, I was surprised myself it was so clear!

Frank

[Hals]

That's excellent! Capturing images such as this were out of the reach of amateurs not so long ago.

[Xilman]

4 hours ago, Froeng said:

...another one of the "simple astrophotographs". Not really a "pretty picture", but the proof that even supposedly faint objects can be quite rewarding with little effort! Unguided C8 at f/10 on Vixen SP-DX with 20x1min exposures using an old Olympus E-PL5

I wasn't sure this was going to work - but I did manage to capture the jet coming out of the black hole...!

Next time, I will try maybe 10sec subs and see if this would produce more detail.

Best Regards

Frank

Looks pretty to me.

Better than anything I have managed.

[geeklee]

Nice one Frank, very clear!

[Froeng]

Thank you All for the kind words! I will try again next time it is clear - hopefully this spring - NOT 2022! ;-)