the draco triplet

[alacant]

Hi everyone

First weekend after restrictions were lifted so long overdue non-zoom catch up consisting mainly of drinking, complaining about the high haze and trying to keep 20x80 binoculars steady which someone had acquired during restrictions. Everyone still has to be home/hotel by midnight however which gave me a bit of peace and quiet and time to find a camera. Darkness at Alicante ends at 05:00 so not much time and the distraction called Scorpio had already risen. I thought about rho-oph but with only a big reflector set up, decided upon this instead. Nowhere near as spectacular as its feline counterpart.

The face on spiral is ngc5985

Thanks for looking and as always, dslr users, do post if you've had a go at it.

700d on gso203  ISO800

 

[ollypenrice]

Clean image of a nice target, well worth a look.

Olly

[Erling G-P]

Here's my attempt with the 200PDS from last year.  Certainly nothing to write home about.  Have cropped much of the image away - my full field looks much like yours. Equipment as per signature.

Edit: 71 x 3 minutes = 213 minutes or 3.55 hours total

Edited May 16, 2021 by Erling G-P

[ollypenrice]

5.5 inch refractor.

Olly

Edited May 16, 2021 by ollypenrice

[Mr Spock]

Some nice looking images here 👍