Andromeda from Astrofest

[multiweb]

Much happier with this one. Personal best.

Big one here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/M31_FSQ_fff.jpg)[4.2MB - 3002x1980]
and HD version here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/M31_FSQ_HD.jpg): [2.3MB - 1920x1266]

After I discarded about 25% of the subs due to fog I had about 35x5min left. I reckon I need to review the subs I used in my M33 stack. Might be the issue with the lack of colors.

Enjoy the view. :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Very nice Marc, very nice, well done :thumbsup:

I so wanna do an Astrofest :sadeyes:

Mike

[Kunama]

Beautiful image Marc !

[RobC]

Well done Marc, great image. What time in the morning did you capture this one ?

Cheers

Rob

[gregbradley]

That's a great southern hemi M31 image Marc.

Very nice.

Greg.

[Andy01]

Awesome, much better than the one that came with my macbook screensaver!
Well done sir :)

[raymo]

To coin an oft used phrase, that's a ripper.
raymo

[h0ughy]

love your work Marc

[Somnium]

really nicely done! looks like a poster, amazing field of view as well, i don't have anything that would capture this

[Camelopardalis]

Well done Marc, that's a beauty :thumbsup:

[batema]

Beautiful image.

[peter_4059]

That's a beauty Marc. Love the colours and the detail in the dust lanes. Is it drizzle processed?

[multiweb]

Thanks Mike. :thumbsup: Yeah definitely worth the trip.

Thanks Matt :thumbsup:

Thanks Rob. :thumbsup: I think it came up above the trees around 1:00am. I shot it Sunday, Monday & Tuesday.

Thanks Greg. :thumbsup:

Thanks Andy :thumbsup:. Your McBook one probably has better colours and contrast but I'm happy with the details.

Thanks a lot Raymo. :thumbsup:

Thanks David :thumbsup:

Thanks a lot mate. :thumbsup:

Thanks Aidan. :thumbsup: Yeah, it just fits in the FSQ field. Perfect scope to image it.

Thanks Mark :thumbsup:


Thanks mate. :thumbsup: No it was my normal processing flow in CCD Stack. Still working out some quirks with Bayer drizzle. I probably pushed the saturation too much to get the blues. That's hard to get them at that low altitude or you need a lot more integration time. I reckon the problem I've been having in PI were related to a batch of bad subs taken in the fog. It seems to really chuck a fit when there are dodgy subs in the pre processing script. Now I know I'll give it another go.

[Placidus]

Absolutely stunning and a delight to explore. Magnificent.

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot Mike. :thumbsup: Glad you liked it. I think I'll do a final version to deal with the blue cast in the background and restore some of those star profiles as I was a bit heavy handed with saturation.

[Slawomir]

Very nice, well done Marc :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks Slawomir. :thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

Round star with great star colour. Fine detail processing is excellent. I think you could tease out some more of the Ha regions though. And; maybe the back ground is a little blue. The detail and smoothness of the image is very nice in my opinion. :thumbsup:

[RB]

Marc how beautiful is that!
One of the best M31 I've seen from the Southern Hem.

I know how hard it is to image this from down here and you've done a great job.
One of my favourite objects and I'd love to image this again.
You've inspired me now, thank you.

RB

[Octane]

Beautiful, Marc.

You've inspired me to reprocess mine from a few years ago.

H

[multiweb]

Thanks Paul. :thumbsup: Yeah the blue cast is evident in the background because there is more noise in the blue channel due to lower elevation and I also pushed it harder for the color balance. I should do star mask to isolate the galaxy and stars and neutralize the colors in the field.

Thanks Andrew. :thumbsup: It was on my to-do list and the main reason I did the trip up there originally. It was funny to see all the scopes on the field pointing an imaging south. I was one of the few imaging above the trees on the northern horizon :lol:


Thanks H. :thumbsup: Good stuff. Looking forward to your version.

[Rod771]

Yeah, really good Marc! Better than some NH versions I've seen. It would be a tough job from home though. Time well spent at Astrofest! :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks Rod. :thumbsup: It was now or never to catch that one. :)

[Retrograde]

Spectacular!

[multiweb]

Thanks Pete. :thumbsup:

[Cloudyagain]

Very nice Mark.

[multiweb]

Thanks Neale, glad you liked it. :thumbsup:

[Rex]

Top notch Marc, stunning detail and very smooth.

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot Rex. :thumbsup: Not one I often see from Sydney. Neighbours' clothesline is in the way ;)

[rustigsmed]

awesome stuff Marc. it just scrapes in the fov.

On my list of things to image too, not going to happen anytime soon down in Melbourne!

[graham.hobart]

Awesome Marc!
I wish I could see that from my obs in Tassie.
Thanks for sharing
Graham

[AstroJason]

That looks great Marc, love the details and colour!

[RobF]

Great work Marc. You've got fantastic detail popping out there.
Agree with your concerns about fog. Its insidious at those low altitudes and easy to miss unless there is a whiteout.

I think sometimes the first hint on these low objects is sizeable gradients in what was otherwise a pretty dark sky. The reds are starting to peek through. What an amazing galaxy :)

[jjjnettie]

:) Definitely worth the trip up north to catch this one. :)

[multiweb]

Thanks Russel. :thumbsup: Yes the FSQ/QHY8 combo is just right for it. 2.6x1.7 degrees.

Thanks Graham. :thumbsup: One more reason to go to Astrofest next year. :)

Thanks a lot Jason. :thumbsup:


Thanks Rob. :thumbsup: You're right about the fog. I had some gradients to deal with. Still better than here.

[multiweb]

Thanks JJJ. :thumbsup: The music wasn't half bad either. :)

[RickS]

An excellent M31, Marc! All these wonderful AF images are making me jelly :lol:

[astronobob]

Grouse looking Andromedea Marc, A good example of 'respecting the light' as in the central core zone :2thumbs:
The details in the lower satellite galaxy is cool aswell :thumbsup:
BTW, was this done with your C11 & Hyperstar :question:

[Stevec35]

An extremely respectable M31 Marc. Well done!

Steve

[multiweb]

:lol: necro bumping. Thanks guys but that's an old shot.
FSQ106N Bob. I wish the hyperstar had a field that flat. :)

[stevous67]

Excellent image Marc, really excellent.

Steve