Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Centaurus A  ·  NGC 5128
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Centaurus A, Trace
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Centaurus A

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Centaurus A

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My first imaging of Centaurus A.

This was a tough image to process and get a presentable result, but at only 10° above the horizon and in bad seeing, I expected worse.

I imaged 4 targets on March 6-7 from William's Hill Recreation Area, Bortle 3, elevation 2700':

Rosette Nebula

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy

M81-M82 Bodes Galaxy - Cigar Galaxy

NGC 5128 Centaurus A

I did lose some subs due to high clouds, but it was mostly clear. The biggest problem and cause for many lost subs was poor seeing and wind. I was setup on a ridge and the wind was about 10mph with gust up to about 20mph. Stars were 5-8 arcsec FWHM and tracking error typically 1.5-2 arcsec. Given that, I was happy to get some reasonable images.

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