B&W Cigar Galaxy
Mar 20, 2024 16:11:11 #
Last night I got a flare going in what I was trying to image, I blame the Moon.
So not to be dismayed, I quickly found the Cigar Galaxy near Bode's Galaxy, and decided to make it my nights object. At least it was North of my location and away from the Moon.
Nothing to write home about, But something for the mount to chew on most of the night.
Oddly enough, I stopped by on my way to bed to check on things, and a Meridian Flip was under way. So, I sat down to watch NINA and the mount figure it out. I love to see things run.
Mustering my patience, when it finished the cycle, I almost tottered off.
But it began another meridian flip. The mount didn't flip as far as I could see. But NINA went through the entire Meridian flip cycle. I sat and wondered.
About when I thought things were moving along normal, NINA did a 3rd routine. I almost aborted it, but waited while it did what appeared to be a carbon copy of the 2nd cycle.
Finally, it finished the third routine and went on imaging, Cigar Galaxy centered and rotated to match the earlier gatherings.
Normally, if a Meridian Flip occurs, I'm busy sawing logs under my CPAP mask. And I don't know if such multiple flip cycles occur or this was a private show it was performing just to keep me glued to the computer.
Here is the end result, lightly adjusted for subject content, cropped, and mild retouching's.
So not to be dismayed, I quickly found the Cigar Galaxy near Bode's Galaxy, and decided to make it my nights object. At least it was North of my location and away from the Moon.
Nothing to write home about, But something for the mount to chew on most of the night.
Oddly enough, I stopped by on my way to bed to check on things, and a Meridian Flip was under way. So, I sat down to watch NINA and the mount figure it out. I love to see things run.
Mustering my patience, when it finished the cycle, I almost tottered off.
But it began another meridian flip. The mount didn't flip as far as I could see. But NINA went through the entire Meridian flip cycle. I sat and wondered.
About when I thought things were moving along normal, NINA did a 3rd routine. I almost aborted it, but waited while it did what appeared to be a carbon copy of the 2nd cycle.
Finally, it finished the third routine and went on imaging, Cigar Galaxy centered and rotated to match the earlier gatherings.
Normally, if a Meridian Flip occurs, I'm busy sawing logs under my CPAP mask. And I don't know if such multiple flip cycles occur or this was a private show it was performing just to keep me glued to the computer.
Here is the end result, lightly adjusted for subject content, cropped, and mild retouching's.
Mar 22, 2024 11:18:05 #
Mar 22, 2024 14:16:43 #
bwana wrote:
Fair Ha response. Nicely done.
bwa
bwa
Thanks Brian.
I am tiring of the tiny faint fuzzies already though.
Think I'll start looking South again.
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