Coddington's Nebula (IC 2574)
May 15, 2018 06:19:02 #
IC 2574 was discovered by Edwin Coddington in 1898 and, although first classified as a nebula, is actually a dwarf irregular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major. It consists of several blob-like collections of stars. IC 2574 is located about 12 million light-years away and belongs to the Messier 81 group of galaxies.
I've attempted this object at least twice before without much success. This is definitely my best result to this point! It would have been even better had I used low gain on the camera instead of medium gain which resulted in noise and horizontal banding.
ATIK Color Horizon (OSC) camera and Hutech HEUIB-II filter with a Sky-Watcher 190 Mak-Newt on a Celestron CGEM DX mount, unguided.
Processed in PixInsight, Photoshop and Lightroom.
Enjoy!
bwa
I've attempted this object at least twice before without much success. This is definitely my best result to this point! It would have been even better had I used low gain on the camera instead of medium gain which resulted in noise and horizontal banding.
ATIK Color Horizon (OSC) camera and Hutech HEUIB-II filter with a Sky-Watcher 190 Mak-Newt on a Celestron CGEM DX mount, unguided.
Processed in PixInsight, Photoshop and Lightroom.
Enjoy!
bwa
IC2574(82x30sec,1x1binned,MedGain)_PI_ABE_MStretch_PS_HLVG_LR
May 15, 2018 10:40:22 #
Beautiful Brian!
You sure are pulling out all the stops on that Horizon Camera!
I expected the CMOS to come of age, and I think you are definitely showing it has.
I almost had fun last night. Got some imaging, but clouded out about 11:45 PM. Rats!
You sure are pulling out all the stops on that Horizon Camera!
I expected the CMOS to come of age, and I think you are definitely showing it has.
I almost had fun last night. Got some imaging, but clouded out about 11:45 PM. Rats!
May 15, 2018 15:13:19 #
SonnyE wrote:
Beautiful Brian!
You sure are pulling out all the stops on that Horizon Camera!
I expected the CMOS to come of age, and I think you are definitely showing it has.
I almost had fun last night. Got some imaging, but clouded out about 11:45 PM. Rats!
You sure are pulling out all the stops on that Horizon Camera!
I expected the CMOS to come of age, and I think you are definitely showing it has.
I almost had fun last night. Got some imaging, but clouded out about 11:45 PM. Rats!
I got out under the stars again last night. The sky was so dark I could see the Virgo Galaxy Cluster with the naked eye!!
Shot four galaxies over the span of two hours. Redid the Whale and Hockey Stick galaxies with Low Gain then added the Sunflower and a 'clump' of galaxies around M86. Our St. Bernard took me for walks between during sessions... Perfect night!!
bwa
May 17, 2018 14:27:22 #
Since I am becoming somewhat stalled, and therein lies the danger for me, boredom... I'm trying to change, adjust, and refine my techniques.
If one was to so vastly stretch the imagination to say I have any form of technique...
(I envision Ferdinand the Bull tip-toeing through a China Shop... but I digress.)
But once I've shot and enjoyed various Heavenly Bodies, there is only refinement left.
A Grandma on the Ex-wife #1's side referred to me as a diamond in the rough sometimes.
Scratching at the glass of established practices...
Or sand on a toilet paper roll...
LOL!
If one was to so vastly stretch the imagination to say I have any form of technique...
(I envision Ferdinand the Bull tip-toeing through a China Shop... but I digress.)
But once I've shot and enjoyed various Heavenly Bodies, there is only refinement left.
A Grandma on the Ex-wife #1's side referred to me as a diamond in the rough sometimes.
Scratching at the glass of established practices...
Or sand on a toilet paper roll...
LOL!
May 17, 2018 19:30:48 #
SonnyE wrote:
Since I am becoming somewhat stalled, and therein ... (show quote)
"Refinement" and frustration are often interchangeable in astrophotography... Be careful where you venture!
bwa
May 17, 2018 22:07:47 #
bwana wrote:
"Refinement" and frustration are often interchangeable in astrophotography... Be careful where you venture!
bwa
bwa
You mean like don't aim the telescope at distant windows?
May 18, 2018 02:05:12 #
SonnyE wrote:
You mean like don't aim the telescope at distant windows?
You folks south of the border shoot down drones. Not too sure what happens to peeking Tom astrophotographers!? Might be ugly...
bwa
May 18, 2018 11:15:40 #
bwana wrote:
IC 2574 was discovered by Edwin Coddington in 1898... (show quote)
Nicely done Brian. North of the border you get some mighty fine skies.
Craig
May 18, 2018 21:30:46 #
bwana wrote:
You folks south of the border shoot down drones. Not too sure what happens to peeking Tom astrophotographers!? Might be ugly...
bwa
bwa
Only if you get caught....
Besides, with EAA you aren't even out there to catch.
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