Hi Folks. I can't believe that I last popped in here in April ... the time has flown. And the quality of images shared since then are great - keep em coming
The last image I shared (
here) was an LRGB version of Centaurus A which provided a hint of one relativistic jet emanating from the galaxy's centre (massive blackhole). I collected more NB and BB data and have spent the past two weeks trying to process the Ha/Oiii/LRGB data to my satisfaction ... not happy with the stars, and, various blending has introduced some colour 'blotchiness'. Bottom line: I won't ever be happy with the final image soooooo I'm sharing where I got too, and I'm moving on to my next project. The cool thing is, with the extra Ha and Oiii data I finally have a reasonable view of the relativistic jet albeit not as detailed as I'd like. It is a seriously faint part of Centaurus A that requires a lot of Ha data to produce a decent signal (in that area). The Oiii seems to pop out with less data.
EdgeHD 8", AZ-EQ6, ASI294MM, ASI174MM & AOG, Antlia LRGB filters, NINA, PI and PS
~31 hours of integration.
L = 35 x 240s = 2h 20m
R = 51 x 240s = 3h 24m
G = 45 x 240s = 3h
B = 35 x 240s = 2h 20m
H = 236 x 240s = 15h 44m
O = 59 x 240s = 4h 44m
Hires
here. As always, thanks for looking. Alex