11th February
February has had poor weather so these images were taken remotelywith the big 70cm scope at Itelescope in Siding Spring, Australia
M42 Orion Nebula
Single luminance image, 60 seconds.
Tarantula nebula ngc2070
4x120 seconds luminance
Omega Centauri globular cluster ngc5139
1x120 seconds luminance
ngc5139 is the largest globular cluster. It is not visible from the UK.
These DSS images compare ngc5139 to M13, the largest northern hemisphere globular:
13th February
Venus is particularly bright at the moment. It is not usually visible from the observatory
but tonight was just visible over my rooftop. With the QSI camera it is very small
so this is much enlarged:
To the naked eye the crescent shape is not visible but is evident in the photograph.
14th February
Centaurus A galaxy, ngc5128
Using the remote Australian T27 scope. 3x120 seconds luminance
