This is the first image taken with the Skywatcher ED80 in a while. Had a few problems getting the Celestron CG5 GT mount to track anything like accurately, so that I could use guiding. The problem seems to be the cabling was too tight, the mount wasn't 'East heavy' (so the gears are in constant mesh) and maybe other things since the tracking is still not as good as other people get. I need to save the pennies and get a NEQ 6 Pro I think!
Anyway, this pic is based on 170 x 60s lights, and the usual flats, darks and bias. I think the gradient is caused by some ambient lighting (I have a red light on in the 'shed' (= Observatory!). Mental note to self - turn it off!
The Leo Triplet (also known as the M66 Group) is a small group of galaxies about 35 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. This galaxy group consists of the spiral galaxies M65, M66, and NGC 3628.
While I was waiting for the Triplet to cross the meridian, I also took a few exposures of the Whirlpool Galaxy:
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, and NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is estimated to be between 15 and 35 million light-years.
Anyway, this pic is based on 170 x 60s lights, and the usual flats, darks and bias. I think the gradient is caused by some ambient lighting (I have a red light on in the 'shed' (= Observatory!). Mental note to self - turn it off!
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| Triplet of Galaxies in Leo |
While I was waiting for the Triplet to cross the meridian, I also took a few exposures of the Whirlpool Galaxy:
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| Whirlpool Galaxy |
The Whirlpool Galaxy, also known as Messier 51a, M51a, and NGC 5194, is an interacting grand-design spiral galaxy with a Seyfert 2 active galactic nucleus. It lies in the constellation Canes Venatici, and was the first galaxy to be classified as a spiral galaxy. Its distance is estimated to be between 15 and 35 million light-years.
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