47 TUC (NGC104)

timatworksg · Post by **timatworksg** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:08 pm

Managed to squeeze in a little AP over the past week on Thursday night! Wanted to image the Pleiades, but by the time I framed it on screen, patchy clouds rolled in over the North East, shutting it and even Orion outta view! Only cloud free area was facing South with one DSO available which was 47 Tuc (NGC104).

This cluster is hard to image from where I am as it's low (above some condo roofs) with light polluted bits. But gave it a try anyway to see what can be achieved.
Not a great shot, but hope you enjoy it!

Celestron 80ED/Fuji S3 Pro/ISO800/3x60s-8x30s/stacked in DSS/post in PS/Neat Image. Imaged is cropped and zoomed.

Post by **Airconvent** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:42 pm

ah..these brings back memories of my earlier days in Mersing.
Its a relatively bright globular. Nice capture.
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timatworksg · Post by **timatworksg** » Sat Oct 30, 2010 10:49 pm

Glad to have brought back some ol'e thoughts!
Last time I was in Mersing I was headed to Pulau Aur for my diving trip! Would have been great to capture 47 Tuc there without the sky glow and atmospheric obstructions!
Yes it's a relatively bright globular cluster. On the 80ED it's a small fuzzy ball you can't miss! On an 8"...very nice!

Thanks!

Post by **weixing** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 7:09 pm

Hi,
Nice shot!! I think you need to go the south (ECP) to get a better shot!

Have a nice day.

timatworksg · Post by **timatworksg** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 8:10 pm

Thanks weixing! Agree, ECP would be best...just gotta wait for the good nights when all this haze, monsoon, typhoons, wind, go away!
The original image is much larger with 47Tuc way way small...when I have the time to process those I'll post the original image up as a wide field shot.

wintertriangle22 · Post by **wintertriangle22** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 9:03 pm

Nice photo of globular cluster , good effort [smilie=good-job.gif]

cataclysm · Post by **cataclysm** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:21 pm

Nice shot Tim! This is a challenging target to image at our elevation, keep up the good work. I can see that you have caught the imaging bug. Lol... [smilie=cute.gif]

timatworksg · Post by **timatworksg** » Sun Oct 31, 2010 10:39 pm

Thanks wintertriangle22 & cataclysm!

Yeah it's a bug! Either lug the 8" or AP with refractors!..haha! Chose the latter of course. But since stumbling out with it, it's a great way to document the SG skies. 47Tuc was a trial...wasn't easy with the condo rooftops and being low from my balcony at the 2nd floor...but was more a learning curve to see what is and not possible at my floor level, LP and everything else. Besides,..was more a pier test..loL!

Kinda like imaging clusters more than nebulae though. Just something about these millions suns all over the place!