Ngc 1808

[Shiraz]

Hi
A beautiful Seyfert galaxy with an intense core (accretion disk radiation) some streamers? and some starburst in the disk. Luminance was selected for best possible resolution.

http://astrob.in/full/330077/0/?real=

Thanks for looking. regards Ray

lum 396x60s, r 66x120s, g 46x120s, b 51x180s

[alpal]

Hi Ray,
that's fantastic.
You'd have to be happy with that?

cheers
Allan

[Cosmic]

Fantastic result, thanks for the share. :thumbsup:

[Atmos]

Very nice result Ray. Not one I think I’ve seen before but the fainter outer spiral is pretty awesome :)

[Stevec35]

This has always been one of my favourite galaxies Ray and as usual you've done a great job on it. I would think about winding back the saturation slightly though.

Cheers

Steve

[Shiraz]

Hi Allan. yep, pretty happy with how this one came out after a long drought.


thank you for your kind comment Daniel.


Hi Colin. First time I have looked at it as well - quite an interesting object.


Thanks Steve, Totally agree on saturation - pushed it one notch higher than it should be to bring out the structure around the core and the starburst regions - it was very sensitive to colour. I have a version with more "natural" saturation, but it misses out on some significant detail (crop attached). Cheers Ray

[gregbradley]

A remarkably sharp and detailed image of this one. Great work.

Greg.

[Peter Ward]

I can only add the the chorus: nicely done :thumbsup:

[joelshort]

Awesome!

[codemonkey]

Great work Ray. I don't think the saturation is too high.... heh you should see my rendition from about a year ago, makes yours look positively subtle ;-)

[DJT]

Lovely shot Ray.

[strongmanmike]

Gee what a great shot Ray, a fabulous galaxy image and apart from the CHART32 (http://chart32.de/index.php/component/k2/item/192) dudes out'a this world league version (yours has better colour :thumbsup:), probably just about the best I have seen of this one. I had great fun searching around for all the crazy shaped background galaxies...very cool mate :thumbsup:...hmmm everyone bangs on about needing long focal length for galaxies, bang bang bang....so I love it when you post your work :D...funny, as incredible as your results are, still doesn't seem to change some of the brainwashed minds out there though :shrug: :lol:

Mike

[Paul Haese]

Outstanding view of this galaxy Ray. Loads of detail and lovely colours and saturation. Now on my list. :thumbsup:

[Placidus]

A jewel of an image, Ray. Inspiring! You've made my day.

Mike

[Shiraz]

Hi Greg - thanks for that. regards Ray


thanks Peter - cheers


thank you Joel - appreciated.



neither of us is known for subtlety:lol: actually the two images are quite similar.


thanks David !



thanks Mike. CHART32 sets the bar very high eh? the background stuff is quite interesting especially the pair in the lower left corner - wish they were closer. regards Ray



thanks Paul - look forward to your image. cheers Ray


Hi Mike. thanks for your generous comment - regards Ray

[beren]

:thumbsup: Awesome Ray congrats, very fine image

[RickS]

A great image, Ray, and a fascinating object. Good to see a break in the drought too :thumbsup:

[marc4darkskies]

Awesome shot of a very interesting galaxy Ray! :thumbsup: Nice level of detail for such a small object too.

[Ryderscope]

A lovely field to wander around in Ray. Lots of nice detail in the galaxy and plenty of others in the surrounding field.

[Shiraz]

thanks Beren!


G'day Rick - thank you. It has been a while between drinks, but things are back on track. cheers.


Hi Marcus. thanks for that - Hadn't taken much notice of this one before, but agree that it is an interesting galaxy


Thanks Rodney. glad you enjoyed it.

[JA]

Great Job Ray :thumbsup:

Best
JA

[Ross G]

An amazing galaxy photo Ray.

So sharp and detailed with beautiful colours.

A very nice composition as well.

Your photos show the high quality possible form the ASI1600 camera...a real inspiration.

Ross.