Here is my latest effort (NGC 2442 / 2443 - Meathook galaxy) and NGC 2434 (Elliptical galaxy). There are also a few distant background galaxies of which a few show a reasonable amount of detail. The area is also bathed in extensive galactic cirrus which may be more readily apparent in a low res view showing the entire image.
....sorry, sorry but the galaxy itself looks so bluudy good I just..?..had to laugh
Seriously Dave great job, looking at the background I get the impression a truer dark sky may have helped you even further?
Funny, I used to think this galaxy was quite ugly but after Paul H's nice example and now this absolute beauty...maybe I am growing to like her after all
Wow, what a beauty. that's a really good image David, well done.
Thanks guys, appreciate all the kind comments!
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Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne
Amazing view David!:thumbsup :
The meat hook is detailed and good colour, but the resolution your setup pulls out on the smaller background galaxies is fantastic.
Cheers,
Justin.
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Originally Posted by LewisM
Yep, Mark certainly knows how to make mirrors!
Thanks Justin and Lewis; actually I should mention that I actually upsized the original image by 20% as the seeing / resolution was very good to better show off the fine detail. I've also improved the collimation lately as I found there was some tilt in the camera chip (I believe) that I have compensated for. I also sourced quality components when making the scope (eg. Mark Suchting for the main mirror) and took a zero tolerance policy for stray light which can affect contrast and hence detail in images. It all seems to be working ...
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
....sorry, sorry but the galaxy itself looks so bluudy good I just..?..had to laugh
Seriously Dave great job, looking at the background I get the impression a truer dark sky may have helped you even further?
Funny, I used to think this galaxy was quite ugly but after Paul H's nice example and now this absolute beauty...maybe I am growing to like her after all
The fast Newt wins again
Mike
Heh, heh ... thanks Mike! Certainly darker skies would be great but there is a lot of galactic cirrus across this area which may give that impression though.
Very nice David. I am pleased to say your detail is sharper. Might have to go back and check a few subs of mine to see if I have some bad subs. Well done.