Another one taken in the second half of February and finished a couple of nights ago:
M58, M59, M60, Siamese Twins and others in Virgo - LRGB - wide field
Details here - check the annotated versio - taken with the usual tandem refractor setup:https://www.astrobin.com/xo6a7z/G/ (https://www.astrobin.com/xo6a7z/G/)
Dates: 14 Feb 2023 · 20 Feb 2023 · 27 Feb 2023 · 15 Mar 2023
Frames: OSC - 77×300″(6h 25′) bin 1×1
Luminance - IDAS LPS-P2 50 mm: 44×600″(7h 20′) bin 1×1
Integration: 13h 45′
Avg. Moon age: 13.34 days
Avg. Moon phase: 34.42%
(https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/nKSNaw2gm4vC_16536x0_fl7PM1YT.jpg)
And some close-ups:
M89, NGC4550/1
(https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/Oyko4jYpaTVv_2560x0_Jm6fNpZq.jpg)
M60, M59
(https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/vlrY2wkEe64P_2560x0_Jm6fNpZq.jpg)
M58 and Siamese Twins
(https://cdn.astrobin.com/thumbs/1Vh8y4C4sJec_16536x0_fl7PM1YT.jpg)
Roberto
Great results Roberto
Carole
Thank you Carole!
A nice selection. I guess all these cloudy nights have a use (of sorts). ;)
Quote from: Rick on Mar 16, 2023, 19:46:38A nice selection. I guess all these cloudy nights have a use (of sorts). ;)
They keep me busy if it clears after midnight! That's when all the shots for this one were taken. 12 to 3/4/5AM.
Great image, amazing amount of detail.
Thank you Ivor. The seeing was above average for the February nights.
Roberto,
Great images well done.
Also did you know that the phrase used ' Siamese twins ' is not really correct.
Although the conjouned twins were first discovered swimming in a canal in Thailand which was at the time Siam, the twins were actually Chinese origin !!
Any way great images