Antenna Galaxies NGC 4038
May 1, 2016 20:24:46 #
Antenna Galaxies NGC 4038 with the Celestron 9.25 SCT scope and the Celestron Nightscape 8300 Camera.
200 sec single shot. The antennas are not visible in this shot.
It is a very dim and small object far far away.
The first shot was an attempt at Stacking in DSS, it turned out B&W.
And terribly gradeated.
I did not flip the B&W into the correct orientation.
The second is the straight single shot conversion from FIT to TIFF in the Celestron App AFX.
And it actually came out with some color.
Then I tried to process each in Lightroom.
Both are Cropped a lot to about 1/4 of the original image.
Craig
200 sec single shot. The antennas are not visible in this shot.
It is a very dim and small object far far away.
The first shot was an attempt at Stacking in DSS, it turned out B&W.
And terribly gradeated.
I did not flip the B&W into the correct orientation.
The second is the straight single shot conversion from FIT to TIFF in the Celestron App AFX.
And it actually came out with some color.
Then I tried to process each in Lightroom.
Both are Cropped a lot to about 1/4 of the original image.
Craig
May 1, 2016 20:50:53 #
A really tough target. I think Craig is becoming fearless. Good try. And considering you only gave it 200 sec., good results.
I decided to search online just to see what these colliding galaxies really look like.
Here is where I found this image just so the person who took it gets the credit. And here is what this person did to get the image:
http://www.starshadows.com/gallery/display.cfm?imgID=104
HaR-L-RGB (Ha 5 hours (Ha masked out of galaxy), L 6.5 hours, RGB 2 hours per color) -- That's 17.5 hours of imaging! And done on a 16" scope. And it is 63M light years away. Almost twice as far as some recent posts I made.
Now considering how stars are being catapulted out of both galaxies, I would have to say that aliens living there are having a really bad day! And we will get our turn. All you need to do is wait for Andromeda to get here.
I decided to search online just to see what these colliding galaxies really look like.
Here is where I found this image just so the person who took it gets the credit. And here is what this person did to get the image:
http://www.starshadows.com/gallery/display.cfm?imgID=104
HaR-L-RGB (Ha 5 hours (Ha masked out of galaxy), L 6.5 hours, RGB 2 hours per color) -- That's 17.5 hours of imaging! And done on a 16" scope. And it is 63M light years away. Almost twice as far as some recent posts I made.
Now considering how stars are being catapulted out of both galaxies, I would have to say that aliens living there are having a really bad day! And we will get our turn. All you need to do is wait for Andromeda to get here.
May 1, 2016 20:52:37 #
Wow! It never ceases to amaze me how you and the others get such wonderful photos of the cosmos. :thumbup:
I love to look at these pictures.
I love to look at these pictures.
May 1, 2016 20:55:49 #
CathyAnn wrote:
CathyAnn, Wow! It never ceases to amaze me how you and the others get such wonderful photos of the cosmos. :thumbup:
I love to look at these pictures.
I love to look at these pictures.
I think most of us are playing in the PeeWee League compared to the person who did that last image which I found online.
May 1, 2016 21:02:35 #
JimH123 wrote:
Yes Andromeda is going to make a mess of things here in the Milky Way.A really tough target. I think Craig is becoming ... (show quote)
My friend last night was looking ait with his 16" (Water Heater) Dobb.
And he dared me to shoot the Antenna Galaxies so I did and it was so faint nothing would stack it.
And then I only had one shot to work with.
1000 sec's at 20 shots would have worked I think.
May 1, 2016 21:04:47 #
CathyAnn wrote:
Thank you very much CathyAnn, we just love to play around and are glad that you stop by often.Wow! It never ceases to amaze me how you and the others get such wonderful photos of the cosmos. :thumbup:
I love to look at these pictures.
I love to look at these pictures.
May 1, 2016 21:10:30 #
How does your friend move that 16" water heater? And is that the 50 gal, family sized version? I suppose he has to travel with a fork lift!
Just loading up my 8" newt or 9.25" SCT is difficult enough. And I can appreciate why Edward exchanged his 10" for an 8".
Just loading up my 8" newt or 9.25" SCT is difficult enough. And I can appreciate why Edward exchanged his 10" for an 8".
May 1, 2016 21:12:43 #
CraigFair wrote:
Yes, in our own minds, we consider our efforts a threat to Hubble's dominance!Thank you very much CathyAnn, we just love to play around and are glad that you stop by often.
May 1, 2016 21:18:20 #
CraigFair wrote:
Nebulosity would have stacked it. The stacking process is manual. You go through each image and put a marker on the same star in each image. And if there is chance of rotation, you do two stars, one in each of two opposite corners. And if they aren't even the same size, you still mark the same stars and then stand back and let it do its thing. It can stack where DSS gets lost. And I haven't been losing color with it!My friend last night was looking ait with his 16" (Water Heater) Dobb.
And he dared me to shoot the Antenna Galaxies so I did and it was so faint nothing would stack it.
And he dared me to shoot the Antenna Galaxies so I did and it was so faint nothing would stack it.
May 1, 2016 21:54:04 #
CraigFair wrote:
Craig, AstroFX wouldn't stack them?Yes Andromeda is going to make a mess of things here in the Milky Way.
My friend last night was looking ait with his 16" (Water Heater) Dobb.
And he dared me to shoot the Antenna Galaxies so I did and it was so faint nothing would stack it.
And then I only had one shot to work with.
1000 sec's at 20 shots would have worked I think.
My friend last night was looking ait with his 16" (Water Heater) Dobb.
And he dared me to shoot the Antenna Galaxies so I did and it was so faint nothing would stack it.
And then I only had one shot to work with.
1000 sec's at 20 shots would have worked I think.
May 1, 2016 21:57:14 #
Europa wrote:
No I did not find out till later that the #1 Light was a blurry shot and the rest would Stack to it.Craig, AstroFX wouldn't stack them?
May 1, 2016 22:06:50 #
JimH123 wrote:
Nebulosity Demo is how I found out the #1 Light file was bad.Nebulosity would have stacked it. The stacking process is manual. You go through each image and put a marker on the same star in each image. And if there is chance of rotation, you do two stars, one in each of two opposite corners. And if they aren't even the same size, you still mark the same stars and then stand back and let it do its thing. It can stack where DSS gets lost. And I haven't been losing color with it!
May 1, 2016 22:09:23 #
JimH123 wrote:
Yes Jim it is a monster alright. :lol: :lol: It's made of paper so it's amazingly light for the size.How does your friend move that 16" water heater? And is that the 50 gal, family sized version? I suppose he has to travel with a fork lift!
Just loading up my 8" newt or 9.25" SCT is difficult enough. And I can appreciate why Edward exchanged his 10" for an 8".
Just loading up my 8" newt or 9.25" SCT is difficult enough. And I can appreciate why Edward exchanged his 10" for an 8".
May 1, 2016 23:08:18 #
CraigFair wrote:
An Origami Scope. Cool!Yes Jim it is a monster alright. :lol: :lol: It's made of paper so it's amazingly light for the size.
May 1, 2016 23:54:57 #
JimH123 wrote:
Yes, in our own minds, we consider our efforts a threat to Hubble's dominance!
I've seen some stunning pictures online from Hubble, but the pictures you guys take have a lot more meaning for me because I can only imagine all you have to go through to get just one shot, not to mention the expense of such telescopes and other equipment and the huge learning curve to get so you can use them. And your shots are beautiful! :thumbup:
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