3C 273 Quasar

We are moving! In preparation for that, observations, both meteorological and astronomical, will be discontinued.
They will resume once we have settled in at the new location in Tupperville, likely in July.

3C 273 Quasar, 25-May-2014 Scope: Orion 200mm Astrograph, f/4 Mount: HEQ5 Guiding: KWIQ/QHY5 / PHD Imaging Camera: Atik 383L+ Frames: 2m0s frames, 15 Lum only Total Exposure: 30m Processing: PixInsight Distance: 2.44 Gly Astrobin link   I originally thought this would be the farthest object my equipment was ever likely to detect. Within days, however, I was able to do significantly better. See the image from 29 May and image from 22 June.