Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Centaurus A  ·  NGC 5128
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Centaurus A - DSLR mega data, Richard Muhlack
Centaurus A - DSLR mega data
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Centaurus A - DSLR mega data

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Description

I present here my first major project exceeding 20 hours. All captured with a humble DSLR and a small 130mm f5 newtonian on a HEQ5 mount from my home in Strathalbyn SA (about 55km south-east of Adelaide).

Capture details:

Camera: modded Canon 1000D (Astrodon UVIR filter, no cooling)

Scope: 130mm f5 newtonian reflector

Exposure: 439 x 3min subs @ ISO1600 (just under 22 hours) across 7 nights in early March 2014. Ambient temps ranging from 12-18C

Software: Sequence Generator Pro, Pixinsight 1.8

Processed with the intent to reveal the extended halo of this galaxy as well as the abundant galactic cirrus throughout this area.

So..has this experiment in "mega-data" been worth the effort...?

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Centaurus A - DSLR mega data, Richard Muhlack