Re: [Utah-astronomy] New Image Posted - The Splinter or Knife-Edge Galaxy NGC 5907 - Nocturne Observatory
Sorry to hear it, Dave. I haven't been out this year yet because of my painful back/hips but hope to go soon. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Sun, May 26, 2013 11:54 AM MDT Dave Gary wrote:
Fantastic image Tyler. When my broken ribs heal I'll start imaging, again. As it stands, I've been sleeping in a chair for over two weeks. I've never had anything hurt so badly. Sneezing and coughing are an out-of-body experience. Have been out of the loop for awhile. However, I have found out something about myself....I'm a major pussy these days. Word of advice, don't get on a ladder when you're pushing 60. The ladder buckled underneath me. My usual cat-like reflexes failed to kick in. I fell eight feet on my back and head. Eight stitches in the back of my head. No problems there. Now I have symmetric scares on my head, front and back. No head injuries, of course. The spinal vertebrae are OK, but a couple of fractured ribs on the right backside. At least I'm back to work since yesterday. It was a new experience being transported to the hospital in an ambulance. Good thing my daughter was there to explain to the hospital personnel that I'm a jerk 24/7 and it wasn't just a medical issue causing my surly behavior.
Dave
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On May 26, 2013, at 12:16 AM, Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com> wrote:
Hi All.
I just posted a new galaxy image to my website. It shows the Splinter Galaxy, or Knife-Edge Galaxy, NGC 5907. I shot the image over two nights, separated by a week or so. Between sessions, I rotated my camera and forgot to rotate it back... DOH!! As such, the color data does not match the orientation of the luminance data, but it doesn't detract too much from the image. I collected the color data last night, with a full moon and a gusty wind, so it was a challenge to process, but it turned out pretty good. I finally feel that the scope is completely dialed in and everything is working beautifully.
[Description from Wikipedia] NGC 5907 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light years from Earth. It has an anomalously low metallicity and few detectable giant stars, being apparently composed almost entirely of dwarf stars. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group. NGC 5907 has long been considered a prototypical example of a warped spiral in relative isolation. Then in 2006, an international team of astronomers announced the presence of an extended tidal stream surrounding the galaxy that challenges this picture and suggests the gravitational perturbations induced by the stream progenitor may be the cause for the warp. NGC 5907 is also known at the Knife Edge or Splinter galaxy. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel. Supernova 1940A was in this galaxy.
Here is a link to my website. Be sure to click on the image a couple of times to get to the full version.
http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=130 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=130&cat=1&sub=101> &cat=1&sub=101
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Cheers,
Tyler
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Joe, I didn't realize you were feeling bad. I hope you feel good enough to travel and image very soon. Cheers, Tyler -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:06 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] New Image Posted - The Splinter or Knife-Edge Galaxy NGC 5907 - Nocturne Observatory Sorry to hear it, Dave. I haven't been out this year yet because of my painful back/hips but hope to go soon. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Sun, May 26, 2013 11:54 AM MDT Dave Gary wrote:
Fantastic image Tyler. When my broken ribs heal I'll start imaging, again. As it stands, I've been sleeping in a chair for over two weeks. I've never had anything hurt so badly. Sneezing and coughing are an out-of-body experience. Have been out of the loop for awhile. However, I have found out something about myself....I'm a major pussy these days. Word of advice, don't get on a ladder when you're pushing 60. The ladder buckled underneath me. My usual cat-like reflexes failed to kick in. I fell eight feet on my back and head. Eight stitches in the back of my head. No problems there. Now I have symmetric scares on my head, front and back. No head injuries, of course. The spinal vertebrae are OK, but a couple of fractured ribs on the right backside. At least I'm back to work since yesterday. It was a new experience being transported to the hospital in an ambulance. Good thing my daughter was there to explain to the hospital personnel that I'm a jerk 24/7 and it wasn't just a medical issue causing my surly behavior.
Dave
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On May 26, 2013, at 12:16 AM, Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com> wrote:
Hi All.
I just posted a new galaxy image to my website. It shows the Splinter Galaxy, or Knife-Edge Galaxy, NGC 5907. I shot the image over two nights, separated by a week or so. Between sessions, I rotated my camera and forgot to rotate it back... DOH!! As such, the color data does not match the orientation of the luminance data, but it doesn't detract too much from the image. I collected the color data last night, with a full moon and a gusty wind, so it was a challenge to process, but it turned out pretty good. I finally feel that the scope is completely dialed in and everything is working beautifully.
[Description from Wikipedia] NGC 5907 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light years from Earth. It has an anomalously low metallicity and few detectable giant stars, being apparently composed almost entirely of dwarf stars. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group. NGC 5907 has long been considered a prototypical example of a warped spiral in relative isolation. Then in 2006, an international team of astronomers announced the presence of an extended tidal stream surrounding the galaxy that challenges this picture and suggests the gravitational perturbations induced by the stream progenitor may be the cause for the warp. NGC 5907 is also known at the Knife Edge or Splinter galaxy. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel. Supernova 1940A was in this galaxy.
Here is a link to my website. Be sure to click on the image a couple of times to get to the full version.
http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=130 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=130&cat=1&sub=101> &cat=1&sub=101
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Cheers,
Tyler
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Hi Tyler, no problem traveling -- I've just been a little scared to lift my scope while my back/hip area has been sore. But it seems to be improving. Thanks, Joe ________________________________ From: Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com> To: 'Utah Astronomy' <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] New Image Posted - The Splinter or Knife-Edge Galaxy NGC 5907 - Nocturne Observatory Joe, I didn't realize you were feeling bad. I hope you feel good enough to travel and image very soon. Cheers, Tyler -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 2:06 PM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] New Image Posted - The Splinter or Knife-Edge Galaxy NGC 5907 - Nocturne Observatory Sorry to hear it, Dave. I haven't been out this year yet because of my painful back/hips but hope to go soon. -- Joe ------------------------------ On Sun, May 26, 2013 11:54 AM MDT Dave Gary wrote:
Fantastic image Tyler. When my broken ribs heal I'll start imaging, again. As it stands, I've been sleeping in a chair for over two weeks. I've never had anything hurt so badly. Sneezing and coughing are an out-of-body experience. Have been out of the loop for awhile. However, I have found out something about myself....I'm a major pussy these days. Word of advice, don't get on a ladder when you're pushing 60. The ladder buckled underneath me. My usual cat-like reflexes failed to kick in. I fell eight feet on my back and head. Eight stitches in the back of my head. No problems there. Now I have symmetric scares on my head, front and back. No head injuries, of course. The spinal vertebrae are OK, but a couple of fractured ribs on the right backside. At least I'm back to work since yesterday. It was a new experience being transported to the hospital in an ambulance. Good thing my daughter was there to explain to the hospital personnel that I'm a jerk 24/7 and it wasn't just a medical issue causing my surly behavior.
Dave
Sent from my iPad
On May 26, 2013, at 12:16 AM, Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com> wrote:
Hi All.
I just posted a new galaxy image to my website. It shows the Splinter Galaxy, or Knife-Edge Galaxy, NGC 5907. I shot the image over two nights, separated by a week or so. Between sessions, I rotated my camera and forgot to rotate it back... DOH!! As such, the color data does not match the orientation of the luminance data, but it doesn't detract too much from the image. I collected the color data last night, with a full moon and a gusty wind, so it was a challenge to process, but it turned out pretty good. I finally feel that the scope is completely dialed in and everything is working beautifully.
[Description from Wikipedia] NGC 5907 is a spiral galaxy located approximately 50 million light years from Earth. It has an anomalously low metallicity and few detectable giant stars, being apparently composed almost entirely of dwarf stars. It is a member of the NGC 5866 Group. NGC 5907 has long been considered a prototypical example of a warped spiral in relative isolation. Then in 2006, an international team of astronomers announced the presence of an extended tidal stream surrounding the galaxy that challenges this picture and suggests the gravitational perturbations induced by the stream progenitor may be the cause for the warp. NGC 5907 is also known at the Knife Edge or Splinter galaxy. The galaxy was discovered in 1788 by William Herschel. Supernova 1940A was in this galaxy.
Here is a link to my website. Be sure to click on the image a couple of times to get to the full version.
http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=130 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=130&cat=1&sub=101> &cat=1&sub=101
Comments and suggestions are always welcome.
Cheers,
Tyler
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