Despite the apparent inactivity on this website, imaging is always on-going, so long as weather allows. Last night I was able to finish work on the NGC2146 Dusty Hand Galaxy, a target rarely imaged by the looks of it. At least there only appears to be a handful of images of this target online. It is pretty close to Polaris so it can essentially be imaged all year round, all night long.
The image comprises 31 hours and 15 minutes of total exposure time in 125 exposures, all 900 seconds long. The main subject is on the top-left corner, with another galaxy on the bottom-right corner. I quite like the framing and the colour and detail in the main subject.
As I type out this post, my equipment is capturing the last exposure on the NGC7814 Little Sombrero Galaxy. I should be able to post a final image of this target soon enough!
As I type out this post, my equipment is capturing the last exposure on the NGC7814 Little Sombrero Galaxy. I should be able to post a final image of this target soon enough!