Popular Post Magellan Boy Posted August 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 25, 2023 M92 taken on the 8th August 2023. The image comprises 60 x 10s exposures taken using an Altair Hypercam 26C at 300 gain (plus darks, flats and flat darks), through an Orion Optics UK AG12 Astrograph mounted on an EQ8 mount. A 0.95x Wynne Corrector and Optolong L-Pro filter were also employed. No guiding was used on account of the short exposures. Images were acquired using SharpCap, and the processing was entirely performed in PixInsight. +RonC, +Stu, +Bino-viewer and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Nice one Mike, amazing objects globulars 👍 Magellan Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Great result Mike, i like them too. If only we could see NGC5139 from here...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magellan Boy Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 4 hours ago, Bino-viewer said: Great result Mike, i like them too. If only we could see NGC5139 from here...... Cheers Rob. I once saw NGC 5139 (aka Omega Centauri) from the desert in Egypt. Through binoculars it looked as good as M13 through a small telescope! Yeah, pity that its below the horizon from the UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 10 minutes ago, Magellan Boy said: Cheers Rob. I once saw NGC 5139 (aka Omega Centauri) from the desert in Egypt. Through binoculars it looked as good as M13 through a small telescope! Yeah, pity that its below the horizon from the UK! We need a DDAS trip down under 🦘 Magellan Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I last saw it (Omega Cent) from Cape Verde islands - about 15ºN , so you don't have to go THAT far south. It was well placed in the sky. With the naked eye it looks a bit like Andromeda does from a dark site - a distinctly 'fuzzy' patch and just an amazing sight through binocs / small scope Magellan Boy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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