**** ABOUT THIS IMAGE ****

This amazing contrasting field spanning across nearly 2 deg of sky illustrates the vast difference
in distances between celestial objects. The beautiful globular cluster NGC 6752 in Pavo seems to
share the sky space with an interacting quadruplet of galaxies? Looks can be deceiving however.
While NGC 6752 is 14000 light years distant the galaxy group is a whopping 190 million light years
from us!

See a HUGE full frame full resolution file here (13meg):

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/101308071/original

See a close up of the main galaxy group here (1.3meg):

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/101243426/original

See a zoomed in tight framing of the interacting quadruplet of galaxies here (1 meg):

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/101280698/original

See a close up of the globular cluser here (1.7meg):

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/101243723/original

AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO refractor with 4" field flattener
FLI ProLine11002 CCD & CFW-2-7
LRGB = 70 20 20 20min (all bin 1X1) Astronomik filters
-35C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats)
12MPPS download speed = 1.5sec/full frame download at bin 1X1.
FOV = 1.8deg X 1.2deg at 1.6"/pix
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9

Comments:
Taken in windy conditions from Wiruna - dark sky site of the Astronomical Society of NSW:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/81003751/original

Some links to equipment used to take this image:

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.fli-cam.com/

Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:

http://www.astro-electronic.de/

Gerd Neumann/Astronomik filters:

http://www.gerd.neumann.net/

http://www.astronomik.com/

MSB Software & Astroart 4

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.skylab.com.au/

AstroHandy Accessories

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/astrohandy_lightring

http://www.astrohandy.com

CCTV.com Security and Surveillance Equipment

http://www.123-cctv.com/