NGC 945 and NGC 948

[rogerg]

A nice pair of delicate spiral galaxies.

http://www.astrobin.com/272753/

36x300s.

:thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Excellent Roger the tight thin arm barred spiral looks great :thumbsup:

Mike

[RickS]

Very cute, Roger.

[clive milne]

There's something to be said for the old classic "tech-pan" aesthetic.

[strongmanmike]

Totally agree Clive, as a past film astrophotgrapher, hypersensitising and cold camera user, images like this are quite nostalgic for me :love:

Mike

[Placidus]

Very pretty, Roger. Nicely chosen and photographed.

[rogerg]

Thanks guy's :)

While I would prefer to be known for awesome full colour high resolution print ready images of galaxies and galaxy clusters, I'll have to settle for "the tech-pan look" for now :lol::sad:

[clive milne]

Personally... I think the contemporary obsession with mega-pixels and colour is over rated.

I also really like the composition / choice of target - a breath of fresh air from the endless iterations of the same nebula done in narrow band and rendered with a jarring colour palette.

Maybe it is simply nostalgia for the days when I sloshed 4x5 sheets of tech pan in developing trays in the garage before sunrise.

[gregbradley]

A very interesting pair indeed.

Greg.