The giant star Eta Arae and two distant galaxies

[Andy01 (Andy)]

A 3D image that suggests the scale of the universe is mind boggling, well done

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Andy01

A 3D image that suggests the scale of the universe is mind boggling, well done

The old Near and Far effect

Mike

[atalas]

Your fast scope keeps surprising me of the detais It pulls out of tiny object Mike

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by atalas

Your fast scope keeps surprising me of the details It pulls out of tiny object Mike

Not really, that's a common misconception, it's not the speed that counts with detail but the image scale (and seeing!!). The AG12+SXVRH694 provides 0.84"/pix that's almost the same as a Planewave CDK14 with 11002 or 16803 chip the good thing is, it is fast so it pulls out the faint extended stuff even with the small pixels....just ask Paul H about this

Mike

[RickS (Rick)]

Very cool, Mike! Haven't seen that field before. Captured and processed with your usual panache

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

A tidy result Mike although the stars look a little bloated no doubt due to the indifferent seeing you had. Very good for one night's work though.

Cheers

Steve

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by RickS

Very cool, Mike! Haven't seen that field before. Captured and processed with your usual panache

Cheers Rick and welcome baaaaaack

Originally Posted by Stevec35

A tidy result Mike although the stars look a little bloated no doubt due to the indifferent seeing you had. Very good for one night's work though.

Cheers

Steve

Cheers Steve Yeah, this was a kinda fill in image, you know wanna do something quick and easy but interesting, in less than ideal conditions. I went for this field to show two faint galaxies near a lovely bright orange giant star, in an attempt at a near-and-far composition..bit of fun and interest We take what we get and I also think I processed the stars to be nice and "bright" because I wanted them to shine a bit, like the giant star, rather than sharpen them too much to compensate for the seeing. So apart from the below average seeing this may be contributing to what you describe as bloat

Cheers

Mike