I was really just looking to test out the camera and off-axis guider. The skies were clear, but I needed to dodge the trees and found this on the fly. Turns out there was an asteroid that +Mike Rector helped me find as 771/Libera.
I put the image down for a while as I didn't get the time for fundamentals like calibration files and a good processing routine down.
Turns out there are more hidden gems in this image.
According to WikiSky and some of the UCAC3 catalogs in SkyCharts/CdC, some of the dimmer but still recognizable stars are mag 17.5 or dimmer or beyond. I count at least 10 by quick count and according the CdC there are the following in this FOV:
Here's the full resoluion version to look at - http://www.astrobin.com/full/33398/B/?real=&mod=
This is the CdC chart with NGC and PGC catalogs
Click for larger version
or link to Interactive WikiSky chart:
http://goo.gl/99Bhs
Here's a full list of what may be visible in this photo:
| Catalog | RA | DEC | Type | Name | Magn. | |
| PGC | 00h02m11.03s | +13°10'21.4" | Gx | 97 | m: | PGC:97 |
| PGC | 00h02m54.28s | +13°01'13.6" | Gx | 215029 | m: | PGC:215029 |
| PGC | 00h01m55.54s | +13°14'13.6" | Gx | 78 | m: | PGC:78 |
| SAC | 00h02m59.47s | +13°02'30.6" | Gx | NGC | 7810 | m:13.00 |
| SAC | 00h01m59.46s | +13°11'30.6" | Gx | NGC | 7803 | m:13.10 |
| 00h03m38.38s | +13°14'06.2" | As | (771) | Libera | m: | 13.5 |
| NGC | 00h03m05.48s | +13°01'30.5" | Gx | NGC7810 | m:14.00 | sbr:13.74 |
| NGC | 00h02m05.46s | +13°10'30.6" | Gx | NGC7803 | m:14.00 | sbr:13.74 |
| PGC | 00h02m01.41s | +13°11'11.2" | Gx | NGC7803 | m:14.08 | PGC:101 |
| PGC | 00h03m00.65s | +13°02'48.2" | Gx | NGC7810 | m:14.28 | PGC:163 |
| PGC | 00h02m07.35s | +13°11'17.8" | Gx | 108 | m:15.30 | PGC:108 |
| PGC | 00h01m54.86s | +13°13'09.2" | Gx | 89 | m:15.90 | PGC:89 |
| PGC | 00h02m26.69s | +13°10'31.3" | Gx | 134 | m:16.08 | PGC:134 |
| PGC | 00h01m56.48s | +13°11'17.1" | Gx | 92 | m:16.78 | PGC:92 |
| PGC | 00h02m33.83s | +13°19'15.6" | Gx | 1426263 | m:16.86 | PGC:1426263 |
| PGC | 00h02m45.45s | +12°57'59.2" | Gx | 73211 | m:17.30 | PGC:73211 |
| PGC | 00h03m06.31s | +13°18'51.2" | Gx | 1426100 | m:17.66 | PGC:1426100 |
| PGC | 00h02m59.39s | +13°09'29.7" | Gx | 1422500 | m:17.76 | PGC:1422500 |
| PGC | 00h01m19.61s | +13°22'49.7" | Gx | 1427699 | m:17.77 | PGC:1427699 |
| PGC | 00h03m33.75s | +13°10'16.1" | Gx | 1422807 | m:17.84 | PGC:1422807 |
| PGC | 00h01m50.32s | +13°15'38.9" | Gx | 1424891 | m:17.90 | PGC:1424891 |
| PGC | 00h02m57.77s | +12°59'35.1" | Gx | 215030 | m:17.90 | PGC:215030 |
| PGC | 00h01m32.42s | +13°16'57.4" | Gx | 1425381 | m:18.04 | PGC:1425381 |
| PGC | 00h03m08.86s | +13°13'17.6" | Gx | 1423969 | m:18.18 | PGC:1423969 |
| PGC | 00h01m49.45s | +12°54'34.2" | Gx | 1417100 | m:18.40 | PGC:1417100 |
What's truly amazing is HOW many fine details are hidden in a 'quick' 30 minute exposure of a simple, boring area of the sky.
Trying to dig deeper on some galactic stats I found this site:
http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc78.htm#7803
Here the larger and brighter (closer?) galaxy, NGC7803 is estimated at 250 MILLION light-years distant. Some of the other's I cannot find stats for. Does this mean they are not measured???
Thanks for reading to the bottom, bonus candy for you!
Mike
