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10-04-2018, 07:28 PM
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PI cult recruiter
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Great detail in the dust lane, Greg!
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10-04-2018, 07:31 PM
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Lee "Wormsy" Borsboom
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+1 Great detail there Greg. I'm too lazy to look it up and since you likely already know, what's your imaging scale in terms of "/px ?
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10-04-2018, 07:42 PM
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Galaxy hitchhiking guide
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A great result.
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10-04-2018, 07:45 PM
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That's a very nice sombrero Greg!
Cheers
Steve
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10-04-2018, 07:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RickS
Great detail in the dust lane, Greg!
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Cheers Rick. Good seeing helped a lot.
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Originally Posted by codemonkey
+1 Great detail there Greg. I'm too lazy to look it up and since you likely already know, what's your imaging scale in terms of "/px ?
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.42 arc seconds per pixel so it really needs good seeing to work.
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
A great result.
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Thanks Peter. Your stellar M104 was uppermost in my mind when when I wasntaking this shot.
Greg.
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10-04-2018, 07:57 PM
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PI rules
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Great work Greg. It's very easy to overblow the centre in an attempt to show the outer regions but you've processed it nicely. It also looks very visual. I remember looking at this with a 25" scope on a night of good seeing. It looked pretty much like your image although not as much detail in the dust lane
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10-04-2018, 08:02 PM
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Nice image Greg, I saw it in Allan's 32" Dob and it looked just like your photo.
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10-04-2018, 08:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geoff45
Great work Greg. It's very easy to overblow the centre in an attempt to show the outer regions but you've processed it nicely. It also looks very visual. I remember looking at this with a 25" scope on a night of good seeing. It looked pretty much like your image although not as much detail in the dust lane
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Sounds great. I'll have to get back into some visual observing. Its very rewarding.
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Originally Posted by Kunama
Nice image Greg, I saw it in Allan's 32" Dob and it looked just like your photo.
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Thank you. That must have been quite a treat.
Greg.
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10-04-2018, 10:47 PM
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Nice pic Greg,
it's not easy to get detail in that dust lane on
such a tiny dim target.
I look forward to the colour version.
cheers
Allan
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10-04-2018, 11:50 PM
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Nice image there Greg
You have also scored quite a few of it's globular Clusters.
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11-04-2018, 01:10 AM
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Lovely. Good detail and nice processing.
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11-04-2018, 08:40 AM
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Nice one Greg!!
Cheers,
Tim
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11-04-2018, 08:57 AM
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Such a lovely image Greg. Many images I’ve seen of this usually show the dust lanes as a dust bar so Harding that extra contrast is lovely to see.
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11-04-2018, 09:00 AM
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Narrowing the band
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That's Premier Cru, Greg. The sharpness is remarkable.
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11-04-2018, 10:18 AM
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Looking good Greg. The colour should be spectacular.
Steve
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11-04-2018, 10:21 AM
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Terrific image - I'd love to see the full colour version when it arrives!
Mark
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11-04-2018, 10:37 AM
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Some nice details there Greg I am going to the US in May to the Texas Star Party with a few astro mates and as part of our trip we have booked a whole night observing on the Hooker 100" scope at Mt Wilson (for just four of us!!)...and even given its slightly southern declination, M104 will be nicely placed, so I can't wait to see what it looks like through a 2.5m telescope under (hopefully) some good seeing that Mt Wilson can get
Mike
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11-04-2018, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
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Some great resolution Greg, the colour will be awesome.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Some nice details there Greg I am going to the US in May to the Texas Star Party with a few astro mates and as part of our trip we have booked a whole night observing on the Hooker 100" scope at Mt Wilson (for just four of us!!)...and even given its slightly southern declination, M104 will be nicely placed, so I can't wait to see what it looks like through a 2.5m telescope under (hopefully) some good seeing that Mt Wilson can get
Mike
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What a treat!!
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11-04-2018, 03:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alpal
Nice pic Greg,
it's not easy to get detail in that dust lane on
such a tiny dim target.
I look forward to the colour version.
cheers
Allan
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Thanks Allan. I am hoping the colour brings out a bit more.
Quote:
Originally Posted by astroron
Nice image there Greg
You have also scored quite a few of it's globular Clusters.
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Yes I noticed that. There are quite a few.
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Originally Posted by Ryderscope
Lovely. Good detail and nice processing.
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Thanks for that.
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Originally Posted by topheart
Nice one Greg!!
Cheers,
Tim
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Cheers Tim. It must be coming up to the dry season in Cairns?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Atmos
Such a lovely image Greg. Many images I’ve seen of this usually show the dust lanes as a dust bar so Harding that extra contrast is lovely to see.
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It was a great night of seeing, several nights really. It makes all the difference at that image scale.
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Originally Posted by Placidus
That's Premier Cru, Greg. The sharpness is remarkable.
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Thanks Mike. Hopefully the Microline 16 and the CDK 17 perform this well most of the time.
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Originally Posted by Stevec35
Looking good Greg. The colour should be spectacular.
Cheers Steve.
Steve
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markas
Terrific image - I'd love to see the full colour version when it arrives!
Mark
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Thanks Mark, it shouldn't be long.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Some nice details there Greg I am going to the US in May to the Texas Star Party with a few astro mates and as part of our trip we have booked a whole night observing on the Hooker 100" scope at Mt Wilson (for just four of us!!)...and even given its slightly southern declination, M104 will be nicely placed, so I can't wait to see what it looks like through a 2.5m telescope under (hopefully) some good seeing that Mt Wilson can get
Mike
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Wow, what an awesome trip. Definitely write up a post about it. Sounds like a dream trip.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Joshua Bunn
Some great resolution Greg, the colour will be awesome.
What a treat!!
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Thanks Josh.
Greg
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