--- In ccdimaging2@yahoogroups.com, serena_aussie <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
> One of the challenges I've set myself is to photograph a galaxy
such
> as ngc 1566. This is a spiral galaxy about 8 arcmins in apparent
> diameter situated around 37 million light years away. It is
magnitude
> 10, on the night just visble in the eyepiece as a smudge when I
> wobbled the scope (10" SCT working at f/10). The moon was over half
> full, so that didn't help. My 36 minute exposure (see albums)is
> sufficient to show the structure of the galaxy, but the image
> histogram indicates I needed about double that for a good image.
> Preferably on a moonless night! Still, someway towards satisfying
the
> challenge.
>
> Serena
Hi Serena,

Excellent image!! good detail in the spiral arms, I'd be
very happy with your image. What software are you using to process
your image?
Clear Skies,
Janet Cutler