[AZ-Observing] Re: The Leo Triplet from Antennas

  • From: "Joe Goss" <k7jrg@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2012 17:33:37 -0700

Mike
             You are too hard on your self.  That is a great shot, with 
three other galaxies.  IC 2745 is low right of NGC 3628.  IC 2725 and IC 
2729 are right of NGC 3628.  They form a triangle with the bright star to 
the right of NGC 3628.  Two great LTG galaxies.

Joe Goss

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike Wiles
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 15:50
To: AZ-Observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] The Leo Triplet from Antennas

Hola,
I've processed and thrown away the image on this one at least a dozen times
and I've reached the point where I'm throwing up my hands and accepting
that I will always be unhappy with some aspect of an image.  This was shot
with my 5" refractor on 3 different nights in February and March from the
Antennas site.  I'm not fully happy with my processing job on it....but I
do like that it goes pretty deep.  I'm pretty geeked that I was able to
capture the tidal tail from NGC3628, something I've only seen in a couple
of other amateur images.  So here it is....comments and critique are
encouraged.

*Objects:* M65, M66, NGC 3628
*Date(s):* Feb 25, 2012 & Mar 15, 2012 & Mar 16, 2012
*Location:* Saguaro Astronomy Club's "Antennas" Site - Western Arizona. 90
miles from Phoenix.
*Telescope:* Explore Scientific ES127CF Refractor - 127mm f/7.5 Triplet &
Hotech SCA Field Flattener
*Mount:* Hypertuned Celestron CGE Mount
*Camera:* QHY8PRO One Shot Color CCD - 6.3 Megapixel APS-C sensor
*Guiding:* QHY5 & 9x50 finder via PHD
*Exposure:* 10.5 hours - 42 x 15 minutes
*Capture:* Maxim DL 5.18
*Calibration & Processing:* PixInsight 1.7

Regular Link:  http://astrobin.com/full/8556/?mod=none

Here is a direct link if you have trouble
viewing<http://astrobin_images.s3.amazonaws.com/2c9970c9-2a14-4939-b264-0ca582ae9f88.jpg>

Thanks for looking,

Mike


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