[alocky (Andrew lockwood)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Agree it is an overlooked target but at +21deg it isn't all that well placed for most of Oz but I also agree with Rick, a very photogenic target! Maybe a little more colour would be nice.. but a great shot none the less Andrew

Mike

I know what you mean - I've seen it rendered with very blue arms and it looked nice. Maybe worth a revisit!

Originally Posted by Placidus

That's very pretty. The detail in the spiral arms and bar is very well shown. Lots of faint distant galaxies in the background. Nice!

Thanks! It's a shame I had to black clip as much as that as there seems to be more little background galaxies than usual in this field.

Originally Posted by RickS

Shame about the heat, Andrew, but a nice image and a photogenic target

Thanks Rick!