Centaurus A (NGC 5128) radio galaxy

Image details

Instrument:

200/750 Newton, 3" Wynne (710mm effective focal length)

Camera:

Home-modified Canon EOS 5DmkII

Mount:

SkyWatcher EQ6 + Boxdörfer DynoStar

Guiding:

9x50mm SkyWatcher finder scope (50/180mm), Lacerta-MGen autoguider

Exposure time, filters:

20x5 min (100 minutes total) @ ISO 1600

Location, date:

Hakos astrofarm, Namibia (1835m); 2010.05.08.

Observing conditions:

Transparency: 8/10, Seeing: 8/10, Temperature: +9°C

Processing:

ImagesPlus, Registar, Photoshop