Already done in 2019, here comes another shot at NGC 2997, a face-on unbarred spiral galaxy in Antlia. Only 1 hour of total exposure time due to many technical problems with the 20″ Cassegrain.
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More southern sky galaxies from the trip to Hakos, Namibia in April/May 2022, the Meathook Galaxy NGC 2442 and the elliptical galaxy NGC 2434 plus some smaller PGCs.
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Continue readingA new night sky time-lapse video from Namibia April/May 2022 is ready and posted to Youtube. Full HD, due to the size limitation not available at Vimeo. Enjoy!
For the gear heads: I switched from Canon EOS to Sony Alpha for the night sky time-lapses. The combination A7 III + FE 14 mm F1.8 GM is really a game changer for me.
Finally, something fresh from Namibia, captured on-site. Details at Astrobin.
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A true southern skies object, the IC 2631 reflection nebula and dark friends in Chamaeleon.
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Some remote data from Hakos before the rain season started. Comet Borelly one day after perihelion (2022-02-01).
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Processing of some data already acquired in Dec 2021.
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A two panel mosaic of the Witch Head Nebula, with Rigel to the right outside the field giving his very best to produce some light streaks.
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A true southern skies object, NGC 104 or 47 Tucanae, appears to be in the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, even though the SMC is farther away.
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Comet Leonard at Perihel (already quite a bit darker) and one day before.
All details here (02 Jan) and here (03 Jan) at Astrobin.
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