Bill Richards
Well-Known Member
Since I know that @JimFox has been waiting patiently to see this...
Messier 3 (M3, aka NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of about 500,000 stars, centered about 32,600 light-years from Earth and estimated to be 11.4 billion years old.
Although it may be difficult to see in these images due to the reduced resolution imposed by social media sites, there are hundreds of distant galaxies in this frame. The 2nd image is an annotated version identifying most of the visible galaxies; every aqua circle and name is a galaxy, each consisting of hundreds of BILLIONS of stars. The most prominent is NGC5263 in the top-center of the frame, in the red circle. The 3rd image is a zoomed in section of the top-right corner in which you can see a lot of the fuzzy oval-shaped galaxies.
This is the result of 3 hours of exposure time taken on 1/31/2022.
Equipment and Software:
Mount: iOption CEM40 w/iPolar
Telescope: SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED
Auto-Focuser: Pegasus FocusCube2
Imaging Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro
Guide Camera: ASI290MM-Mini on OAG
Imaging Software: NINA
Guiding Software: PHD2
Image Processing Software: PixInsight
Exposure Details:
Bias: 50
Gain: 100
90 x 120s
Plus Darks, Flats, and Dark Flats
#m3 #amateurastrophotography #asi2600mc #asiweek #astro #astronomia #astronomy #astronomyclub #astronomylover #astronomyphotography #astrophotography #cosmology #cosmos #deepsky #deepskyobject #galaxy #longexpo #longexposure #nightphotography #nightsky #outerspace #photography #science #skyandtelescopemag #space #stargazing #stars #telescope #universe
Messier 3 (M3, aka NGC 5272) is a globular cluster of about 500,000 stars, centered about 32,600 light-years from Earth and estimated to be 11.4 billion years old.
Although it may be difficult to see in these images due to the reduced resolution imposed by social media sites, there are hundreds of distant galaxies in this frame. The 2nd image is an annotated version identifying most of the visible galaxies; every aqua circle and name is a galaxy, each consisting of hundreds of BILLIONS of stars. The most prominent is NGC5263 in the top-center of the frame, in the red circle. The 3rd image is a zoomed in section of the top-right corner in which you can see a lot of the fuzzy oval-shaped galaxies.
This is the result of 3 hours of exposure time taken on 1/31/2022.
Equipment and Software:
Mount: iOption CEM40 w/iPolar
Telescope: SkyWatcher Esprit 100ED
Auto-Focuser: Pegasus FocusCube2
Imaging Camera: ASI2600MC-Pro
Guide Camera: ASI290MM-Mini on OAG
Imaging Software: NINA
Guiding Software: PHD2
Image Processing Software: PixInsight
Exposure Details:
Bias: 50
Gain: 100
90 x 120s
Plus Darks, Flats, and Dark Flats
#m3 #amateurastrophotography #asi2600mc #asiweek #astro #astronomia #astronomy #astronomyclub #astronomylover #astronomyphotography #astrophotography #cosmology #cosmos #deepsky #deepskyobject #galaxy #longexpo #longexposure #nightphotography #nightsky #outerspace #photography #science #skyandtelescopemag #space #stargazing #stars #telescope #universe
