MBM 7 & 8

[petevasey]

The faint molecular clouds  MBM (Magnani-Blitz-Mundy) 7 and 8 are situated in Aries, relatively easy to locate because the mag 12.4 galaxy NGC 918 is 'buried' in the lower MBM 8 section.  But very faint needing long exposures and dark clear skies.  Unfortunately something in very short supply this winter 🙁  I need more data - only limited time was available in early December and with passing clouds and haze over two nights of imaging (1st and 6th December) I only managed 9 useable Luminance and 3 each RGB subs, all 15 minutes binned 2x2. So had to get rid of a lot of noise, with consequent loss of fine detail.   I still hope to get more data but the weather is extremely unpromising for the next week or so and then the Moon will be back!   So this may have to do.  As well as NGC 918, clearly visible in the lower section, mag 12.5 NGC 932 is lurking in the top left corner, with Arp 276 (13th mag NGC 0935 and IC1801) about 1/3rd down the left hand side.  North is up.  QSI683 on TS65 Quad telescope (420mm fl).

Cheers,

Peter

Edited December 28, 2021 by petevasey