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Centaurus A Galaxy - NGC 5128

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Centaurus A Galaxy - NGC 5128NGC 5128
Resolution:
9260x6988 px
File size:
120982 KB

Photo description / processing

Shooting over 4 nights (Centaurus was setting, so it could only be photographed in the first half of the night). The galaxy itself is bright, but the color had to be worked on a bit during processing.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Askar FRA500
Camera
QHY163M
Mount
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6 Pro
Guide Scope
QHY Off-Axis Guider (OAG)
Guide Camera
Lodestar
Accessories
Baader LRGB Filter Set
Software
Sequence Generator Pro, Pixinsight
Location
Астроферма Ройзанд, Намибия

Light pollution

Black, Bortle 1 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 89 × 120″ · ISO/Gain: 0 · LRGB ·

Total exposure: 2 h 58 m

Comments

oeswww
The star field is simply breathtaking.
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Igor SuhovReply to oeswww
Askar FRA500 - a Petzval design, designed for full-frame sensors... Here we have a crop sensor - so the field is flat with plenty of margin... The other issue is that with guiding in Namibia at the beginning and end of the night, you have to fiddle with it - the temperature swing is too large - +30°C during the day and +5°C at night... And the stars get turbulent.
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oeswwwReply to Igor Suhov
I also have a Samyang 500mm =) But I haven't shot with it yet. Even though I've owned it for almost a year. Wow, you really got far out there. Well, during the day it's +30°C, but by around 9 PM it's already below 10°C?
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Igor SuhovReply to oeswww
At 7, the sun sets... by 7:30, it's pitch dark... and it suddenly gets cold. By 9, it's already 15 degrees, and by early morning, around 3, it's down to 5... That's how it is...
I wasn't just passing by :) I went on purpose! There's no sky like this anywhere else!
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oeswwwReply to Igor Suhov
Even in America? Well, some objects are visible for longer there, while others are simply visible.
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oeswwwReply to Igor Suhov
You misunderstood me) Do you happen to have a blog so I can see how you ended up there and what it's like on the ground?
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Igor SuhovReply to oeswww
No, no blog for now :) I made a special trip during my vacation to see the southern sky when I had the chance to visit Namibia.
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oeswwwReply to Igor Suhov
Well then at least write an article somewhere about how it all went from the idea to returning home)
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DeeMooN
Here they posted a photo of the same object half a meter away, and in my opinion, your photo on the fra500 is simply superb!
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