5-7-2007 Observations

The Milky Way Galaxy

5/7/2007

M81:

None of the initial drizzles (process 1) were better than those on 4/26.

M104 - Sombrero Galaxy - Drizzle:

This drizzle of M104 worked quite well. However, it was done with raw CYMG images. This image should be flipped.

M104 Reference Image:

Sorry, another impossible Hubble image. However, other ground observations have produced images close to this quality.

M13 - globular cluster - Drizzle image:

This drizzle has very few images; however, there were many CYMG raw images taken. Close examination shoulds the dark spots don't appear to have moved. This is probably a single image. This image should have been flipped. It also appears to have been drizzled from raw CYMG images. Reprocessing of these images could be quite productive.

M13 Reference Image:

M57:

This shot of M57 was interesting as I seemed to be on a roll. My alignment was reasonable, the dew was holding off, and the sky was clear. I got some images of M57, then the dew set.

M57 Reference Image:

This was the last night I got a chance to go outside and take any more images to date (Aug 19). The smoke from the wild fires in mid May made it hard to breath some days, and seeing the sun through it was only a bright orange area of the smoke. Stars - right - half the time Venus couldn't be seen. Then the humidity set in and the air was thick. It was difficult to see more than a handful of stars, especially when the Moon had risen. I dedicated my little bit of spare time to producing this site, before going out to take more images or working on processing techniques. The documenting is almost done, the images are waiting for Process 2 and beyond, and the skies are clearing.

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