The Crab Galaxy - NGC5033

[johnh]

SPX350, EQ6, ATK-16HR.

This overlooked galaxy in Canes V below star Cor Caroli is a big bright galaxy with extensive and faint spiral arms and almost 11' in width and does resemble a crab. This galaxy shows detail to the core and has some Ha in it but don't know why it is ignored by imagers apart from the constellations brighter M galaxies stealing the show?

My Coma Corrector was not at right spacing so some stars at the lower part of image are egg shaped - Damn!

L/HaRGB (all 3min subs), 108/30.12.12.12mins HaRGB binned 2x2.

Thanks for looking, JohnH.

[MikeD]

Great shot of a new one on me.

The colour is spot on IMO and you have some great detail.

This one is now on my list Thanks for showing us.

Mike.

[Whippy]

don't know why it is ignored by imagers apart from the constellations brighter M galaxies stealing the show?

I think there's two reasons why it isn't so popular. 1) It's not particularly well known in a part of the sky densely populated by bigger and brighter galaxies and 2) and at approx mag.11, you'd need some fairly serious exposure time and good skies to get real good image of it. I had a crack at it last year and didn't get very far so it's on my 'to do' list! Thats a damm good go at it John, 'tis nice .

Tony..

[Beyond_Vision]

Great to see this close up with very natural looking colour and good detail. I did this area in widefield a short while ago, there are quite a few interesting targets here with IC4182 an irregular galaxy crying out for a close up

http://stargazerslounge.com/imaging-deep-sky/76411-ngc5005-ngc5033-ic4182-others.html

Regards

Kevin

[CELESCOPE]

Oh thats nice John , me thinks i may have a crack at that one , i do like a challenge.

Nice colour .

Rog:)

[moocher]

Me too!!!! Still got a few weeks if the weather plays ball!!! Nice shot John!!!

Alan:)

[Parallax]

This is on my to do list also.

If mine comes out half as good as yours then I will be well chuffed.

Great image.

Steve

[Aza]

Nicely done! It sure does look like a crab.

Hopefully we will start seeing a few more of these.

[RobH]

Good image of an interesting galaxy John....it's just gone on my list too!It would be easy to just concentrate on U.Major/C.Venatici for a whole year...there's just so much interesting stuff there.

Cheers

Rob

[saturn5]

Agreed Rob.there are a lot of "hidden" gems in the area.

Excellent image John.

[Sam]

That's nice John, very nice. I'm going to add this to my list as well.

[Psychobilly]

Very nice John ... a new one on me as well but then again im still wet behind the lugoles....

Peter...

[Taff]

Hi John' Nice capture of the galaxy never heard of that name before.Mark

[rich_t]

Very nice John, those long thin arms have come out really well. I've never seen this one before, like others have said. Thanks for showing it.

Cheers,

Rich.

[661-pete]

Lovely! A real treat for galaxy-lovers. I shall look out for this one too.

[philj]

Wow, youve started something there John, the SGL Crab Galaxy fest Thats a really good image of an often overlooked galaxy. Lovely detail in the arms

Phil

[Roy Batty]

That's a great capture John, thanks for sharing it with us.

I think it's going to be on quite a few imagers todo lists now

keith

[Tim]

It's going on my list for sure, thanks for sharing that one, very pretty galaxy that.

[johnh]

Thanks guys for the positive reaction as my seeing is always bad but the good thing about a bigger newt is shorter exposures. Although quite dim the central area of galaxy is bright (reminds me of 7331) and it will image well in a wider field. I really did skimp on colour 12mins for each channel but it was just enough, if only I had good seeing (or adaptive optics) instead of dancing stars. Thanks John.

[bazza]

A superb image of a rarely photographed target John.

Opened in Photoshop revealed some great detail in the lanes near the core itself.

Wonderful.

Barry.