Imaging opportunities are becoming rare in the NW. It wasn't even supposed to be clear tonight, but it turned out to be beautiful. The temperture was a nice 50°F which is good for my uncooled camera. My spur of the moment target was NGC 891, and I was fortunate enough to capture many little nearby galaxies (most belonging to the galactic cluster Abell 347).
A full-resolution wide field view showing more AGC 347 members can be found by clicking http://dandkmccrady.home.comcast.net/images/NGC891-2004-09-08-wide.jpg (~150Kb).
This may be my last unguided astro-image. An almost-new SBIG STV Deluxe should arrive later this week, or early next week. Hopefully I'll then be able to break the 2.5 minute barrier.
Comments welcome!
A full-resolution wide field view showing more AGC 347 members can be found by clicking http://dandkmccrady.home.comcast.net/images/NGC891-2004-09-08-wide.jpg (~150Kb).
This may be my last unguided astro-image. An almost-new SBIG STV Deluxe should arrive later this week, or early next week. Hopefully I'll then be able to break the 2.5 minute barrier.
Comments welcome!
