Popular Post +Ibbo Posted March 7 Popular Post Share Posted March 7 (edited) WO 132 ZWO2600 Altair RGB Triband filter 31 x 300secs OAG worked nicely once I got the focus sorted , I was 4 mm out on my measurings yesterday afternoon 😡. Do the clicky dance for full res Edited March 7 by Ibbo +Graham, +Stu, Magellan Boy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Nice Steve 👍🏼, lovely image ; you can make out the 'bars' on it, and spiral arms, even though its 30 million light years away. One of Mr Herschel's I see. Its not one i've observed before to be honest, so I must track it down next time i'm out at the dark site. Allegedly its 'one of the best galaxys not on Messiers list', and at Mag +8.9 and very well placed, it should be an easy find. +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 That's nice Steve 👍 but what I really want to know is where are you getting all these clear skies? Have you made some sort of pact with the weather gods or have you developed some kind of cloud zapping ray gun 🔫 virtually every time I look out it is cloudy ☁️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Ibbo Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 1 hour ago, Bino-viewer said: Nice Steve 👍🏼, lovely image ; you can make out the 'bars' on it, and spiral arms, even though its 30 million light years away. One of Mr Herschel's I see. Its not one i've observed before to be honest, so I must track it down next time i'm out at the dark site. Allegedly its 'one of the best galaxys not on Messiers list', and at Mag +8.9 and very well placed, it should be an easy find. Thanks Rob. Yep just of the nose of the lion -maybe a bit further than you think. 11 minutes ago, Glafnazur said: That's nice Steve 👍 but what I really want to know is where are you getting all these clear skies? Have you made some sort of pact with the weather gods or have you developed some kind of cloud zapping ray gun 🔫 virtually every time I look out it is cloudy ☁️ Thanks Dave . It was pretty grotty last night to start with while I was setting up the OAG ,but after 23-00 it cleared whil;e 2 ish. Having the obs makes a real difference as well as being semi nocturnal. +Glafnazur and +Derbyshire Dave 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Glafnazur Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 36 minutes ago, Ibbo said: It was pretty grotty last night to start with while I was setting up the OAG ,but after 23-00 it cleared whil;e 2 ish. Having the obs makes a real difference as well as being semi nocturnal. I think I really need to look into an observatory sometime 🤔 +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Clicky dance is not working for me today. Great looking image all the same. +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magellan Boy Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Splendid image Steve. Quite an isolated beast isn't it? It should have deserved a Caldwell designation at least. +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Derbyshire Dave Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Oh yeah, really good.. +Ibbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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