The King Is Big !

[atalas]

Hi again all

This is a shot of Omega Centauri I took with C11 last summer that I wanted to share with you all.

At a distance of about 15 thousand lightyears It still is an incredible sight at the eyepiece . :eyepop:

Exposures were 30 seconds x 30 and shot with a SXV-H9C/IR from my back yard in Bankstown.

I hope all you glob lovers enjoy It.

[Rodstar]

Nice one Louie! Reminds me of my first sight of it last summer from Lostock, rising after midnight. Marvellous stuff, mate!

[atalas]

Thanks Rod,glad you enjoyed It mate.....I bet you've lost count how many times you've viewed this one by now !

[matt]

Beautiful Louie!:thumbsup:

It really is one of the few DSOs which even complete newcomers to the eyepiece find impressive...

as well as those of us who look at it every time we're out:)

[atalas]

Thanks Matt...sure is mate !

[seeker372011]

awesome image Louie

[atalas]

Thanks Narayan.

[Garyh]

Good work Louie, doing well through all that light pollution down there..
I would hate to have to deal with it!!
Cheers

[atalas]

Thanks Gary....a major power failure for a week would be nice !

[h0ughy]

you can work on that a graphite discharge astronomical light saving device at all major electrical networking hubs in your street wil guarantee that, what the yanks used in iraq;) . Lovely image too very sharp:thumbsup:

[atalas]

Thanks Houghy, you know If I tried that I would be mistaken for a terrorist dude !

[spacezebra]

Excellent image, one of my favourites.

Cheers Petra

[asimov]

Nice one Louie! Well done mate.

[atalas]

Thanks Petra and John,glad you enjoy It.

[norm]

Long live the King!:)

[atalas]

I concur !

[Octane]

Louie,

That is remarkable.

Did you try publishing this one?

Regards,
Humayun

[atalas]

Thanks H,glad you like It mate.
Well I've sent many shots in mate but there not interested in my work so I've given up them.

[ving]

an object one could never get tired of loking at! :)

[atalas]

:lol: Yes David,I like to lok at It a lot !

[ving]

you picking on my speling? ;)

[atalas]

Only cause your a Librarian!

[ving]

gee thanks :rolleyes:

meenie :P
;)

(ps firefox 2.0 spellchecks for me and i still cant be bothered fixing it :P)

[Ric]

Great image Louie, very clear and detailed.
It is certainly one of the great sights of the southern sky.

cheers

[matt]

Keep sending 'em Louie.

I've worked in the magazine business. Part of my job was pic selection and I can tell you plenty of good pics get passed over for all manner of reasons other than their quality.

A lot of it can come down to the whims and personal preferences of the person making the pic selection, or maybe they are just looking for something very specific.

I'm sure your pics have been good enough to publish:thumbsup:

[atalas]

Thanks Ric and Matt,glad you ejoyed It.