This image was taken with a Lodestar camera, on an unguided CG5. I used Starlight Live to create a mono 'live stacked' image and a colour 'live stacked' image. I then combined the two in photoshop to ge then above. Frankly I'm amazed that an image that good is possible with such a modest camera and with live stacking. Total integration time around 5 minutes.
Image generated from a 14 second video under hazy cloud using following equipment:
- 72mm refractor on an undriven altaz mount
- Canon 1100D using eyepiece projection with a 5mm BST eyepiece
- Herschel Wedge
Processed in Registax and Paint Shop Pro.
Single expsure taken under hazy cloud using following equipment:
- 72mm refractor on an undriven altaz mount
- Canon 1100D using eyepiece projection with a 5mm BST eyepiece
- Herschel Wedge
NGC3718 (top) & 3729 (bottom) plus a nice little group of 4 galaxies to the top right. NGC3718 is also listed as peculiar galaxy ARP214 and the small group is Hickson 56. All galaxies wonderfully framed and a lovely sight:
This has a nice spiral structure which I didn't manage to bring out very well, but there is a nice cluster of galaxies to the bottom right and a number faint galaxies to the top left.
I observed a delicate spider like structure to this galaxy. PGC213387 lies just to the right at mag 17.5. I feel I could have got much more detail of the beautiful spiral with better seeing - one to try again on a better night.
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