by Richard Crisp
I stumbled across this while looking for something else in the NSOG. It is a really cool looking galaxy. I hope to gather more data soon to give it color and to improve the detail, but here is what I got last night from the backyard. the seeing was pretty decent but not great. I was getting 2.4 arc second stars during focus cycles.
http://www.rdcrisp.darkhorizons.org/ngc5985_spiral_galaxy_page.htm
I used my C14 and exposed 8 images for 20 minutes each (2H40M)
5/1/2004:
I was very surprised and pleased with the seeing last night, moon or not. I was regularly reaching low two arc-seconds resolution and that's pretty good for the 'burbs.
At times there was a bit of light fog up high, which coupled with the moon made for a brightish background. Nonetheless the diehard imager in me pressed on with gathering more light for my NGC5985 project.
I was hoping to finish both color and additional luminance but fell short of the color goal. But here's five hours of luminance taken at f/11.5 ish.
Posted on sf-bay-tac May 01, 2004 11:59:30 PT
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