Ngc 1808

[Shiraz (Ray)]

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 (Daniel)]

Fantastic result, thanks for the share.

[Atmos (Colin)]

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

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

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 (Ray)]

Originally Posted by alpal

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

cheers
Allan

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

Originally Posted by Cosmic

Fantastic result, thanks for the share.

thank you for your kind comment Daniel.

Originally Posted by Atmos

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

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

Originally Posted by 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

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

[joelshort (Joel)]

Awesome!

[codemonkey (Lee)]

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 (David)]

Lovely shot Ray.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Gee what a great shot Ray, a fabulous galaxy image and apart from the CHART32 dudes out'a this world league version (yours has better colour ), 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 ...hmmm everyone bangs on about needing long focal length for galaxies, bang bang bang....so I love it when you post your work ...funny, as incredible as your results are, still doesn't seem to change some of the brainwashed minds out there though

Mike

[Paul Haese]

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

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

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

Mike

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

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

Greg.

Hi Greg - thanks for that. regards Ray

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

I can only add the the chorus: nicely done

thanks Peter - cheers

Originally Posted by joelshort

Awesome!

thank you Joel - appreciated.

Originally Posted by 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 ;-)

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

Originally Posted by DJT

Lovely shot Ray.

thanks David !

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Gee what a great shot Ray, a fabulous galaxy image and apart from the CHART32 dudes out'a this world league version (yours has better colour ), 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 ...hmmm everyone bangs on about needing long focal length for galaxies, bang bang bang....so I love it when you post your work ...funny, as incredible as your results are, still doesn't seem to change some of the brainwashed minds out there though

Mike

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

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

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

thanks Paul - look forward to your image. cheers Ray

Originally Posted by Placidus

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

Mike

Hi Mike. thanks for your generous comment - regards Ray

[beren]

Awesome Ray congrats, very fine image

[RickS (Rick)]

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

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

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

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

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

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Originally Posted by beren

Awesome Ray congrats, very fine image

thanks Beren!

Originally Posted by RickS

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

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

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

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

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

Originally Posted by Ryderscope

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

Thanks Rodney. glad you enjoyed it.