22 Dec 2024
I enjoy processing images from the Ch-1 observatory that has a Planewave CDK24 telescope, something I could never access otherwise. This is a beautiful DSO, probably the result of a collision between an eliptical and a spiral galaxy. I used PixInsight Lockhart to process the 13 hrs 10 min of integration. MARS doesn't include much of the Southern Hemisphere yet, so I used DBE extremely conservatively on the image. I put considerable time into bringing out the colour and detail in the dust lanes and associated nebulosity.
NGC 5128
14 credit
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halpha | 450 | 6h | 48 |
| Blue | 256 | 3h25m | 48 |
| Red | 263 | 3h30m | 48 |
| Luminance | 262 | 3h25m | 47 |
| Green | 268 | 3h30m | 47 |