|
Object |
NGC5128-
Centaurus A |
|
Info |
NGC 5128 ,is
also known as the radio source Centaurus A. Located in the
constellation Centaurus. It is a very old giant elliptical galaxy with
dark dust rings left over from an apparent encounter with a spiral galaxy.
It is aprox 15 million l.y. away and is at 7th mag. |
|
Date |
Lum-29th/
3/ 06 & RGB 23/ 4/ 06 |
|
Location |
BayTop
Observatory- Streaky Bay South Australia |
|
Instrument |
Vixen VC200L working @ f9/
1800 FL 0.77arcsec/pixel |
|
Mount |
Celestron CI700 controlled by a Mel
Bartels Goto Control System
with Vexta PK264m-01b motors with a pulley and belt system |
|
Camera (CCD) |
Starlight
Xpress HX916 monochrome CCD with Hm, made
filter slider |
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Exposures |
L: 100' R:30' G:30' B:30'
[5' sub exposures all unbinned]
No dark frames removed. |
|
Guiding |
Orion
80ED refractor F7.5 with a Starlight Xpress MX515 CCD.
Mounted via a side by side accessory plate. |
|
Filters |
Astronomik
typeII clr RGB filter set |
|
Notes/ Conditions |
Conditions- Taking the lum conditions
started out poor to average. Heavy dew came in and seeing began to
deteriorate. RGB's conditions were fair. |
