M23 from Astrofest

[multiweb]

Another glob in the milkyway from Astrofest shot Friday night again.
16x5min with FSQ106N on G11.

[1:1 - 9.5MB (http://www.astropic.net/astro/M23_FSQ106N_fff.jpg)]
[HD - 4MB (http://www.astropic.net/astro/M23_FSQ106N_HD.jpg)]

Processed in CCD Stack, Prometheus, Goodlook 64 and Photoshop.
Enjoy :thumbsup:

[Atmos]

Very nice Marc, love how you've picked up so much dust in the region :)

[atalas]

Marc what can I say mate....terrific work! M23 floating beautifully over the dense star field with a wonderful luminance shining through the clusters stars.

Such a well balanced piece of work.... I think the full res needs to be viewed so you can really enjoy this shot :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Have to agree with everything Louie has said, its a lovely result Marc :)

Mike

[RickS]

A lovely contrast between the cluster and the background star field, Marc. That area always reminds me of the title of the Samuel R. Delaney book, "Stars in my pocket like grains of sand."

[multiweb]

Thanks Colin. :thumbsup: Yes I was happy with it considering it's not that many subs.


Thanks a lot mate. Glad you liked it that much. :thumbsup:


Thank you very much Mike. :thumbsup:


Thanks Rick. :thumbsup: Seems like everybody likes this one. Personally I thought it was alright but not that interesting as a fov. I expected more color variation.:shrug: Now the butterfly cluster (http://www.astropic.net/astro/FSQ106N_NGC6383_HD.jpg), that was a cool field.

[topheart]

Lovely view!
Well done!
Tim

[Placidus]

An open cluster at just the right image scale to show it off nicely. Beautifully done, Marc. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Lovely background too.

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot guys. :thumbsup:

[Maurice]

Great result there Marc..
Excellent composition and processing.

cheers
Maurice

[multiweb]

Thanks Maurice. :thumbsup: