NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy.

=BF= · 18th August 2010, 1:01 AM

Shot this last week end from a dark site north west of summerset dam near brisbane.

It was shot with a cooled mono camera in LRGB format and is a stack of about 30 shots totaling around 2.5hours of exposure.

I used a Takahashi FS102 telescope at F8. There's a 2meg version here.

disci · 18th August 2010, 7:53 AM

Wow BF: both eerie and stunning. Thanks for sharing.

Des

bubblegoose · 18th August 2010, 9:26 AM

God it in a higher res? especially that bloby bit in the middle!

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lothloriel · 18th August 2010, 12:49 PM

EPIC

really great capture

Deftone2k · 18th August 2010, 1:16 PM

Amazing dude well done

yangby · 18th August 2010, 3:31 PM

holy shit dude!!!!

Absolutely love it!

stenchlord · 18th August 2010, 5:48 PM

Awesome capture.

=BF= · 19th August 2010, 5:31 PM

Glad you like it. It's not often you get this sort of detail out a 4" scope. It did get down to below zero during the shoot which would have helped cut down on turbulence in the air.

baar01 · 19th August 2010, 7:30 PM

Awesome! It makes me want to buy a telescope

=BF= · 20th August 2010, 1:52 AM

In that case check out Fred's site for a close up view.
There is probably someone in that galaxy taking pictures of us, right now

Kaliban · 20th August 2010, 3:19 PM

Great shot mate! Quite a few small background galaxies as well that you can see in the 2M version

isaaus · 20th August 2010, 10:23 PM

Nice shot, quite like it

lothloriel · 21st August 2010, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by =BF=

In that case check out Fred's site for a close up view.
There is probably someone in that galaxy taking pictures of us, right now

omg
thank you for the link those are amazing

andyroo54 · 29th August 2010, 10:10 AM

Better than some of hubbles work

hcase · 29th August 2010, 10:19 AM

Great detail - love it

18th August 2010, 1:01 AM	#1
=BF= Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: BrisVegas Posts: 1,217	NGC253 Sculptor Galaxy. Shot this last week end from a dark site north west of summerset dam near brisbane. It was shot with a cooled mono camera in LRGB format and is a stack of about 30 shots totaling around 2.5hours of exposure. I used a Takahashi FS102 telescope at F8. There's a 2meg version here. Last edited by =BF=; 18th August 2010 at 9:35 AM.

18th August 2010, 7:53 AM	#2
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19th August 2010, 5:31 PM	#8
=BF= Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: BrisVegas Posts: 1,217	Glad you like it. It's not often you get this sort of detail out a 4" scope. It did get down to below zero during the shoot which would have helped cut down on turbulence in the air.

19th August 2010, 7:30 PM	#9
baar01 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: QLD Posts: 1,039	Awesome! It makes me want to buy a telescope

20th August 2010, 1:52 AM	#10
=BF= Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: BrisVegas Posts: 1,217	In that case check out Fred's site for a close up view. There is probably someone in that galaxy taking pictures of us, right now

20th August 2010, 3:19 PM	#11
Kaliban Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 1,819	Great shot mate! Quite a few small background galaxies as well that you can see in the 2M version __________________ Folding@Home 110k Club Folding@Home 3,000,000 Points Milestone Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @2.4Ghz 2GB Corsair VS512 HD3870 i7 920 @3.8Ghz on Cogage Air 6GB Kingston DDR3-1600 RAM intel 80GB G2 SSD HD5870

20th August 2010, 10:23 PM	#12
isaaus Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,091	Nice shot, quite like it

29th August 2010, 10:10 AM	#14
andyroo54 Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Xanthia Posts: 2,528	Better than some of hubbles work

29th August 2010, 10:19 AM	#15
hcase Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Toowoomba, QLD Posts: 187	Great detail - love it