|
Object |
Abell 1060
Galaxy Group |
|
Info |
Abell 1060
is also known as the Hydra Cluster of galaxies. There are more than
a hundred galaxies clustering toward the southern constellation Hydra. The
upper bright star (south) is a Hip 51979 Hip at a magnitude of 4.87
its spectral class is a M1 III. The other lower bright star (North)
is Hip 51943 at a magnitude of 6.65 its spectral class is a K4/
K5 III. This field of view is aprox 22x 28 arc minutes featuring
many galaxies, the brighter ones, Ngc3309, Ngc3316,
Ngc3314 and Ngc 3312. |
|
Date |
Lum: 11th
& RGB 12/03/ 2010 |
|
Location |
BayTop
Observatory- Streaky Bay South Australia |
|
Instrument |
Home built 10" Newtonian (Bob
Royce primary) with
MPCC coma corrector.
System working @ native
f4/ 1016 FL 1.35
arcsec/pixel- FOV 23.3x29.4 |
|
Mount |
Celestron CI700 controlled by the
SiTech servo Goto Control System
with Pittman 8000 series motors.
Pulley and belt system |
|
Camera (CCD) |
Starlight
Xpress HX916 monochrome with Starlight
Xpress USB filter wheel. |
|
Exposures |
Lum:84'
R:24' G:24" B:24" [all 4' sub exposures all
unbinned] No dark frames removed. |
|
Guiding |
Starlight
Xpress Hx516 & ED80 refractor. Pulse guided via ASCOM. |
|
Filters |
Astronomik
clear/ RGB Type II Filter
set |
|
Notes/ Conditions |
Conditions-As is per typical this time of the year here,
seeing and transparency are quite poor. However the weather has cooled
down considerably and makes for better nights out. The wind however seems
to accompany clear nights so I try to image towards the meridian or north
wards. |
