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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
After Leo I and Leo II comes Leo III. Why Leo II is also known as Leo B
but Leo III is Leo A I can't fathom. Leo III has a population of very young stars which is odd for a dwarf with so little dust and gas. It seems to have had several periods of star birth over its lifetime. Leo I is a over 800 thousand light years away and Leo II 750 thousand light years. They are satellites of our galaxy. Leo III however is 2.5 million light years away so a member of our local group but not a satellite galaxy. Still, thanks to those young massive stars I was able to resolve quite a few of its stars. I tried something new when imaging this guy. I used 3x3 binning on the color frames. Otherwise, through the filters I'd have needed a lot of exposure time to capture the color of the faint stars. This allowed me to use half the exposure time and still resolve the stars through the filters. It turned out well so I may do this more often and save some imaging time. 14" LX200R@f/10, L=4x10' binned 2x2, RGB=2x10' binned 3x3, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
"Rick Johnson" wrote in message
... After Leo I and Leo II comes Leo III. Why Leo II is also known as Leo B but Leo III is Leo A I can't fathom. Leo III has a population of very young stars which is odd for a dwarf with so little dust and gas. It seems to have had several periods of star birth over its lifetime. Leo I is a over 800 thousand light years away and Leo II 750 thousand light years. They are satellites of our galaxy. Leo III however is 2.5 million light years away so a member of our local group but not a satellite galaxy. Still, thanks to those young massive stars I was able to resolve quite a few of its stars. I tried something new when imaging this guy. I used 3x3 binning on the color frames. Otherwise, through the filters I'd have needed a lot of exposure time to capture the color of the faint stars. This allowed me to use half the exposure time and still resolve the stars through the filters. It turned out well so I may do this more often and save some imaging time. 14" LX200R@f/10, L=4x10' binned 2x2, RGB=2x10' binned 3x3, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME Rick WOW! That's a dwarf galaxy if I ever saw one. I bet Marty Germano would love to see this image! Scott |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
that's really cool Rick
i've never heard of this but I'm not a galaxy or cluster guy..... "Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... After Leo I and Leo II comes Leo III. Why Leo II is also known as Leo B but Leo III is Leo A I can't fathom. Leo III has a population of very young stars which is odd for a dwarf with so little dust and gas. It seems to have had several periods of star birth over its lifetime. Leo I is a over 800 thousand light years away and Leo II 750 thousand light years. They are satellites of our galaxy. Leo III however is 2.5 million light years away so a member of our local group but not a satellite galaxy. Still, thanks to those young massive stars I was able to resolve quite a few of its stars. I tried something new when imaging this guy. I used 3x3 binning on the color frames. Otherwise, through the filters I'd have needed a lot of exposure time to capture the color of the faint stars. This allowed me to use half the exposure time and still resolve the stars through the filters. It turned out well so I may do this more often and save some imaging time. 14" LX200R@f/10, L=4x10' binned 2x2, RGB=2x10' binned 3x3, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
Preston S Justis wrote: "Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... After Leo I and Leo II comes Leo III. Why Leo II is also known as Leo B but Leo III is Leo A I can't fathom. Leo III has a population of very young stars which is odd for a dwarf with so little dust and gas. It seems to have had several periods of star birth over its lifetime. Leo I is a over 800 thousand light years away and Leo II 750 thousand light years. They are satellites of our galaxy. Leo III however is 2.5 million light years away so a member of our local group but not a satellite galaxy. Still, thanks to those young massive stars I was able to resolve quite a few of its stars. I tried something new when imaging this guy. I used 3x3 binning on the color frames. Otherwise, through the filters I'd have needed a lot of exposure time to capture the color of the faint stars. This allowed me to use half the exposure time and still resolve the stars through the filters. It turned out well so I may do this more often and save some imaging time. 14" LX200R@f/10, L=4x10' binned 2x2, RGB=2x10' binned 3x3, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME Rick WOW! That's a dwarf galaxy if I ever saw one. I bet Marty Germano would love to see this image! Scott Thanks I like these guys. I've not seen a Leo III by him. Seds has a Leo II by him http://seds.org/~spider/Spider/LG/Pics/leo2mg.jpg Now that he is into CCD he doesn't seem to post here any more. I should check his site more often but don't seem to get there very often. Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
I find these odd ball galaxies much more fun than "normal" galaxies.
Besides, they are so rarely imaged no one knows if my version is "correct" or not! Rick Richard Crisp wrote: that's really cool Rick i've never heard of this but I'm not a galaxy or cluster guy..... "Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... After Leo I and Leo II comes Leo III. Why Leo II is also known as Leo B but Leo III is Leo A I can't fathom. Leo III has a population of very young stars which is odd for a dwarf with so little dust and gas. It seems to have had several periods of star birth over its lifetime. Leo I is a over 800 thousand light years away and Leo II 750 thousand light years. They are satellites of our galaxy. Leo III however is 2.5 million light years away so a member of our local group but not a satellite galaxy. Still, thanks to those young massive stars I was able to resolve quite a few of its stars. I tried something new when imaging this guy. I used 3x3 binning on the color frames. Otherwise, through the filters I'd have needed a lot of exposure time to capture the color of the faint stars. This allowed me to use half the exposure time and still resolve the stars through the filters. It turned out well so I may do this more often and save some imaging time. 14" LX200R@f/10, L=4x10' binned 2x2, RGB=2x10' binned 3x3, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
"Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... I find these odd ball galaxies much more fun than "normal" galaxies. Besides, they are so rarely imaged no one knows if my version is "correct" or not! You sound like me and nebulae... and the narrowband method is another way to pave my own way in terms of what the standard reference image looks like since no one but me, hubble and a few major observatories had typically shot most of these objects in tricolor eline, these images sort of form the initial reference collection to some degree. And they typically don't show as many different ones as I have accumulated in three years of pushing it hard. So in effect I get to define what is "correct" for a good many of these objects and at all sorts of different focal lengths the new stuff has slowed me down a bit in terms of eline nebulae but that's a whole new universe of things to explore next! that and a more than full time job in silicon valley.... no rest for the weary! rdc Rick Richard Crisp wrote: that's really cool Rick i've never heard of this but I'm not a galaxy or cluster guy..... "Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... After Leo I and Leo II comes Leo III. Why Leo II is also known as Leo B but Leo III is Leo A I can't fathom. Leo III has a population of very young stars which is odd for a dwarf with so little dust and gas. It seems to have had several periods of star birth over its lifetime. Leo I is a over 800 thousand light years away and Leo II 750 thousand light years. They are satellites of our galaxy. Leo III however is 2.5 million light years away so a member of our local group but not a satellite galaxy. Still, thanks to those young massive stars I was able to resolve quite a few of its stars. I tried something new when imaging this guy. I used 3x3 binning on the color frames. Otherwise, through the filters I'd have needed a lot of exposure time to capture the color of the faint stars. This allowed me to use half the exposure time and still resolve the stars through the filters. It turned out well so I may do this more often and save some imaging time. 14" LX200R@f/10, L=4x10' binned 2x2, RGB=2x10' binned 3x3, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
Richard Crisp wrote: "Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... I find these odd ball galaxies much more fun than "normal" galaxies. Besides, they are so rarely imaged no one knows if my version is "correct" or not! You sound like me and nebulae... and the narrowband method is another way to pave my own way in terms of what the standard reference image looks like since no one but me, hubble and a few major observatories had typically shot most of these objects in tricolor eline, these images sort of form the initial reference collection to some degree. And they typically don't show as many different ones as I have accumulated in three years of pushing it hard. So in effect I get to define what is "correct" for a good many of these objects and at all sorts of different focal lengths the new stuff has slowed me down a bit in terms of eline nebulae but that's a whole new universe of things to explore next! that and a more than full time job in silicon valley.... no rest for the weary! rdc Once kids started showing up I had to put my film astrophotography away and earn some money. Then arthritis set in making it too painful to haul the scope out and set it up. I had to drive about 20 miles to find dark skies and was still using film. I'd have loved to start in with CCD from the back yard (probably about the same as yours for light) but still had kids to get through college. So it all waited until I retired and moved up here a couple years ago. Took 18 months to get the house built then the observatory. Wife seemed to think a roof over the house was more important than one over the observatory for some reason. So now I'm making up for all those lost years. And lost photos as most of my film was lost to an ice storm. Now every few weeks I take a CD into town and put it in the safe deposit box so that won't happen. Plus they are stored on three hard drives in the house in different computers on different floors. One is removable and in a fire safe in an outside building. I'm not going to have that happen again! Fair seeing tonight so catching some photons. Oddly, now that it is 50F degrees warmer the scope has come back into close collimation. Must be a cold issue in the design. I expect it to be back to normal in another 10 degrees so haven't touched it. Come summer I may have to adjust the other way! Rick Richard Crisp wrote: that's really cool Rick i've never heard of this but I'm not a galaxy or cluster guy..... "Rick Johnson" wrote in message ... After Leo I and Leo II comes Leo III. Why Leo II is also known as Leo B but Leo III is Leo A I can't fathom. Leo III has a population of very young stars which is odd for a dwarf with so little dust and gas. It seems to have had several periods of star birth over its lifetime. Leo I is a over 800 thousand light years away and Leo II 750 thousand light years. They are satellites of our galaxy. Leo III however is 2.5 million light years away so a member of our local group but not a satellite galaxy. Still, thanks to those young massive stars I was able to resolve quite a few of its stars. I tried something new when imaging this guy. I used 3x3 binning on the color frames. Otherwise, through the filters I'd have needed a lot of exposure time to capture the color of the faint stars. This allowed me to use half the exposure time and still resolve the stars through the filters. It turned out well so I may do this more often and save some imaging time. 14" LX200R@f/10, L=4x10' binned 2x2, RGB=2x10' binned 3x3, STL-11000XM, Paramount ME Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
Hi Scott, and all ....
WOW! That's a dwarf galaxy if I ever saw one. I bet Marty Germano would love to see this image! I see and am amazed! It's really wonderful what ccd's can do. Rick's image actually resolves the *stars* in Leo III ... way better than my 14.5" Newt and Tech Pan. -- Marty Martin C Germano email: Web film: http://home.earthlink.net/~mcgermano ccd: http://home.earthlink.net/~hmgermano/ |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
Martin C Germano wrote: Hi Scott, and all .... WOW! That's a dwarf galaxy if I ever saw one. I bet Marty Germano would love to see this image! I see and am amazed! It's really wonderful what ccd's can do. Rick's image actually resolves the *stars* in Leo III ... way better than my 14.5" Newt and Tech Pan. -- Marty Martin C Germano email: Web film: http://home.earthlink.net/~mcgermano ccd: http://home.earthlink.net/~hmgermano/ Thanks It was your and Scott's tech pan images I never could come close to equaling. Now I've retired and put in an observatory which makes it so much easier than lugging the Cave 10" f/5 out in the country and polar aligning over and over and over again. As retirement neared I watched your posts along with Scott's here and they kept the desire to get back into imaging alive. I owe a more to you two than you can imagine. This location is nice and dark 6.5 zenith to my aging eyes when sky glow is down, 6 otherwise but seeing has been a pain this year. Only one or two nights where it was good enough to run the CCD 1x1. Most of the time 2x2 was pushing things a bit too much. My Leo II is at: http://www.usenet-replayer.com/cgi/content/framebanner_3?http://www.usenet-replayer.com/4/6/4/4/1176014464.28.jpeg And my way too blue Leo I: http://www.usenet-replayer.com/cgi/content/framebanner_3?http://www.usenet-replayer.com/5/4/6/2/1173282645.13.jpeg With 5 asteroids for added flavor -- not planned Same shot with some carbon stars and quasars marked as well as asteroids identified. http://www.usenet-replayer.com/cgi/content/framebanner_3?http://www.usenet-replayer.com/9/4/6/2/1173282649.14.jpeg For something only a CCD can do see my movie of the gasses coming off Comet Swan last fall. http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org/..._B3x3large.gif Takes a while to load then compresses 30 minutes into a couple seconds time. A couple galaxies float by in the background. It was binned 3x3 to capture as much light as possible in each 1 minute exposure. No way Tech Pan could get much at that exposure time. I think I have just about every image you and Scott posted here archived on my hard drive as my standard to try and meet. Thanks to the dynamic range advantage of the CCD I sometimes do, if you ignore my usually poor seeing. I fail rather often as well but there's always next year! Nice to be able to finally thank you! My ISP here doesn't have server space except for commercial users and I know nothing about setting up a page anyway. That will eventually be my goal. For now some of my images are on the usenet replayer at: http://www.usenet-replayer.com/cgi/burner1/arhive_engine?bj=1&dir=1&anz=60&apx=1&noadx=1&xsca nwa0cky%40fake.com.x=7&xscanwa0cky%40fake.com.y=12 Rick -- Correct domain name is arvig and it is net not com. Prefix is correct. Third character is a zero rather than a capital "Oh". |
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ASTRO: Leo III (Leo A)
Hi Marty!
Nice to see a posting from you I hope things are going well... Don't abandon us for so long next time! rdc "Martin C Germano" wrote in message ink.net... Hi Scott, and all .... WOW! That's a dwarf galaxy if I ever saw one. I bet Marty Germano would love to see this image! I see and am amazed! It's really wonderful what ccd's can do. Rick's image actually resolves the *stars* in Leo III ... way better than my 14.5" Newt and Tech Pan. -- Marty Martin C Germano email: Web film: http://home.earthlink.net/~mcgermano ccd: http://home.earthlink.net/~hmgermano/ |
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