NGC 908 a Starburst galaxy in Cetus

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by SimmoW

That's a little opal there Mike, lovely!

Yes, an opal, good description Simon ...or perhaps an opal encrusted broach?

Mike

[gregbradley]

That turned out well. I also imagine it looks quite similar to what our Milky Way would look like from a distance plus a barred core.

These smaller galaxies are tough to image.

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That turned out well. I also imagine it looks quite similar to what our Milky Way would look like from a distance plus a barred core.

These smaller galaxies are tough to image.

Greg.

While it is no Atacama or even Flinders Ranges, I have found Wallaroo rarely turns on poor seeing and provides at least average to decent seeing much of the time, so hitting smaller objects with the AG12 is regularly feasible

Mike

[topheart]

Lovely colour and detail there Mike!!
Cheers,
Tim

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by topheart

Lovely colour and detail there Mike!!
Cheers,
Tim

Cheers Tim

Mike

[gary]

Hi Mike,

Beautiful image.

Would you possibly be able to determine a designation for the galaxy
I annotated on your image in yellow which I think is at 02h23m16.8s -21:23:54 ?

Best Regards

Gary

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Mike,

Beautiful image.

Would you possibly be able to determine a designation for the galaxy
I annotated on your image in yellow which I think is at 02h23m16.8s -21:23:54 ?

Best Regards

Gary

Hi Gary

Thanks..and ok, Here you go...In whatever database used, there is nothing catalogued at that position!



Mike

[gary]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Hi Gary

Thanks..and ok, Here you go...In whatever database used, there is nothing catalogued at that position!



Mike

Hi Mike,

Wow! Thanks for taking the time to annotate the image!

I first spotted the bright one whilst comparing your image to Aladin.

It's instructive as to how many galaxies, some of them pretty bright
and obvious, have been overlooked in the surveys.

Like - let me look at my watch here - we are already in the year 2019.

For example, when you compare PGC 830139 with the one I asked about,
it's interesting how multiple surveys spotted the first but not the later.

So just in that one FOV, we have discovered Gary's Galaxy and Mike I
and Mike II and that's not counting the more obscure little ones in there.

Actually, I really like your annotated image. If I saw that annotated version
inside a marquee at an astrophotography competition held about 3 hours
north-west of Sydney, I'd think, "Wow! This person is discovering all
this cool stuff", and I would vote for it.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Mike,

Wow! Thanks for taking the time to annotate the image!

As he has done before, my friend (and expert on PN's and Galaxies) Sakib Rasool did the annotation

So just in that one FOV, we have discovered Gary's Galaxy and Mike I
and Mike II and that's not counting the more obscure little ones in there.

Think of all the T-Shirts we will need to make up!

Actually, I really like your annotated image. If I saw that annotated version
inside a marquee at an astrophotography competition held about 3 hours
north-west of Sydney, I'd think, "Wow! This person is discovering all
this cool stuff", and I would vote for it. :thumbsup

He he he...on ya Gazza

Mike

[gary]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

As he has done before, my friend (and expert on PN's and Galaxies) Sakib Rasool did the annotation

Hi Mike,

Please thank Sakib for me.

He did a bang up job!

A free "We Like Mike" T-shirt to every sentient being who inhabits a planet in Mike I.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Mike,

Please thank Sakib for me.

He did a bang up job!

A free "We Like Mike" T-shirt to every sentient being who inhabits a planet in Mike I.

....and a better NBN