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[DMJoyce951]

When my primary target (NGC2903) goes behind trees, I’ve been picking up data on NGC4565 - The Needle Galaxy.  This is about 1h45m of luminance on it and I can’t wait to finish this one! And maybe it’s nostalgia but sometimes I actually prefer galaxies in b&w…

 

 

- L: 208 x 30” (1h44m)
- Celestron 8” SCT
- Celestron CGEM II
- ZWO asi1600mm Pro
- Svbony 60mm guide scope
- ZWO asi224mc (guide camera)
- ZWO AsiAir Plus
- Celestron 0.63x Reducer/Field Flattener
- Antlia V series Pro Luminance filter

 

[pyrasanth]

This a wonderful image of a great target- so well done. I also like NGC891 which is another edge on galaxy. Don't forget to run BXT on the masters- it will really enhance the detail in the dust lanes.

[smiller]

Great details!

Edited by smiller, 23 March 2023 - 08:42 AM.

[DMJoyce951]

This a wonderful image of a great target- so well done. I also like NGC891 which is another edge on galaxy. Don't forget to run BXT on the masters- it will really enhance the detail in the dust lanes.

Thank you! I don’t think I had looked into NGC891 so thank you for that suggestion, I’m loving imaging galaxies so far so I’ll definitely try to capture that one! I just recently purchased BXT so I’ve been experimenting with it some and have been very impressed with the results so far. 

[unimatrix0]

 

 And maybe it’s nostalgia but sometimes I actually prefer galaxies in b&w…

 

 

It's something I like too. Many times I'm happy with just the Luminance stack and think if I should really add rgb to it. 

[DMJoyce951]

Finally added some extra luminance and RGB data to this:

 

 

​- L: 386 x 30” (3h 13m)

- R: 86 x 60” (1h 26m)
- G: 85 x 60” (1h 25m)
- B: 82 x 60” (1h 22m)
- 7h 26m total exposure time

Edited by DMJoyce951, 09 April 2023 - 09:50 AM.