Faint face on galaxy (IC5332)

[Paul Haese]

This is a not often imaged galaxy or so it seems. Not a lot of images come up on a google search.

This is an integration of 9.7 hours. Luminance subs were 10 minutes and RGB subs were 5 minutes. That is something a little different from what I have been accustomed to doing in the past. That said the image could do with a lot more data but I am still struggling with focusor issues whilst I wait for an adapter to arrive for the Atlas focusor.

I really like this field, there is so much to see; many back ground galaxies of differing morphology. Just off to the right of the main target there looks like a string of very distant galaxies. If I doubled or tripled the integration time I wonder how far back I could see?

The main target is a near face on galaxy with visible star formation ongoing. The structure is quite tight with two main arms that branch into more arms further out from the core. There are also more distant galaxies which can be seen through the arms.

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[Placidus]

Bloody hell, that's breathtaking. Everything about it is beautiful.

[gregbradley]

A beautiful rendition of a very faint galaxy.

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

I like this one. The bright star punctuates the significant depth of this field. Well done :thumbsup:

[Slawomir]

Great image Paul. Respectfully n skilfully processed data. I love it. Good to see your Newtonian performing so well :thumbsup:

[Andy01]

That's a big wow from me too :)

However, I think it's even better without the distracting bright star at 10 o'clock.

An old trick in pro photography is to turn the image upside down and see where the eye goes first...inevitably it will be to the brightest part of the image.
That's great if that's where you want it to go, but in this case, it's dominating the galaxy which is the hero of the story imo.

Soo many galaxies to see, wonderful field indeed - great stuff Paul :thumbsup:

[willik]

Quality image very nice shot good detail very sharp and clear
Martin

[Rob_K]

I can't see the faint face on the galaxy Paul. :shrug: ;) Very nice job! :thumbsup:

Cheers -

[Paul Haese]

Thanks everyone for the comments.:)



Thanks Suavi, it's just starting to show me some results, though there is a bit more work to fine tune it yet.



Thanks Andy, I had considered rotating the image but I had grown accustomed to ignoring the bright star in the foreground. Most of the time I just ignore stars altogether excepting when stars in my images are not round, then it bothers me.

I get what you are saying about composition and making sure the galaxy is focus of the image, but sometimes bright stars just get in the way no matter where they are placed. :shrug:

[multiweb]

Nice fov and great details in the face on spiral. :thumbsup: I kind of like the bright foreground stars as well. As Peter said earlier it adds depth and context.

[Placidus]

As well as big bright things, the eye is also drawn to parts of the image with special meaning.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/09/170925111352.htm

For me, the spiral galaxy attracts my attention much more than the star. In fact, the very first thing I was aware of seeing was the small distorted galaxy immediately bottom right of the main fellow. The big bright star didn't distract.

[Ryderscope]

Stunning Paul. A brilliant spiral formation and intriguing field.

[Atmos]

Fantastic Paul! It’s all very nicely resolved, even the dozens of background galaxies.
From a judging point of view Andy is right but I do agree that it helps give the field depth :)

[RickS]

Great stuff, Paul. I'd love to see a deeper version. There are some very cool little galaxies in the FOV as well as the main attraction.

[atalas]

Yep she's a beauty Paul :thumbsup:...sitting in a wonderful field too....wouldn't hurt to reduce that big blue halo a bit.

Funny thing is I find myself wishing you had a bit more focal length on It :P

[marc4darkskies]

Really pretty field Paul. :thumbsup: I agree that more depth would be nice but it's still a compelling image.

[Camelopardalis]

Nice one Paul, that’s a lovely little spiral :thumbsup:

How do you like your newt?

[Paul Haese]

Thanks guys for the comments. I'll try for a deeper image once the new adapter arrives. The Atlas can at least hold camera unlike the Moonlite.




Funny man Louie. If only I could afford a 16";).

If I get some time in the next few weeks I'll take a look at that halo ones I get a bit more data. There is still plenty of time left on it.




Thanks Dunk. I am liking the speed of the Newtonian but not the finicky tilt issues. I think the mirrors are well figured but there is a fair bit of fine tuning that needs resolving. It's a little more than my previous GSO scopes, but par for the course.

[DaveNZ]

Nice image Paul. Good detail with plenty of interesting faint fuzzies.

[atalas]

Funnier after a few drinks mate :lol:

[E_ri_k]

looks great Paul. Its very pleasing galaxy to look at.

[batema]

Beautiful image Paul and a lovely field of view.

Mark

[DJT]

That’s really nice, Paul. Big fan of the splattering of galaxies including the very wierd one below the feature.
Good to see you taming the scope.:thumbsup:

[alpal]

That's a great image Paul,
I didn't even know about that galaxy.
Newts shall live forever.

cheers
Allan