NGC5139 - Omega Centauri

[multiweb]

Here's one of the filler shots from the SPSP. I did 19x5min on it with the same rig. G11/FSQ/QHY8. Same processing in PI. Seeing on Saturday wasn't as good as beginning of the week but still very decent.

Hint of IFN in the full field. I guess to get all that stuff you really need to go very long on the background. Couple of interesting galaxies in the back field as well.

Original 2xdrz file (http://www.astropic.space/astro/NGC5139_drzx2_fff.jpg) [6080x4032 - 21MB]
1:1 version (http://www.astropic.space/astro/NGC5139_fff.jpg) [3040x2016 - 7MB]
cropped HD version (http://www.astropic.space/astro/NGC5139_cp_HD.jpg) [2353x1627 -3.5MB ]
Full field HD version (http://www.astropic.space/astro/NGC5139_HD.jpg) [1920x1273 - 3.2MB]

Enjoy the views. :thumbsup:

[peter_4059]

Marc,

The 1:1 shot is superb. Beautiful fine details and colours. Very nicely processed.

Peter

[Peter Ward]

A grand result for the sky's grandest globular

Excellent work :thumbsup:

[Atmos]

That's really nice Marc!
There is some nice IFN showing up in the wider field but I do prefer the crop :)

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot Peter and catch up soon. :thumbsup:


Thanks mate. Keep well :thumbsup:


Thanks Colin. :thumbsup: Yeah there's some brown stuff around. Very faint and noisy still. I like the wide field because of all the background faint fuzzies that I hadn't noticed before. Worth revisiting and going longer subs to bring out all that some other time.

[Retrograde]

That's quite exquisite Marc. Beautifully sharp with great star colours and a nice background field. :thumbsup:

[Andy01]

Beautiful work and a great result - another one for your pool room...;)

[multiweb]

Thanks guys. :thumbsup: No poolroom for me. Maybe a babifoot room.

[Placidus]

What a wonderful field, Marc, showing Omega in beautiful context. The uncropped version in particular is truly excellent. Bravo!

[RickS]

I love the wide version too, Marc :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks Mike. :thumbsup: That's my fav too.


Thanks Rick. :thumbsup: Looking forward to the PI workshop on color management.

[topheart]

Good on you Marc!
That's really nice!
Cheers,
Tim

[DJT]

Dang that's good. Big fan of the widefield shot. Star colours are great, everything is nice and tight and faint fuzzies abound. it's such a beautiful sight in an eyepiece and you have captured it perfectly.

Top job!

[Ryderscope]

A stunning result Marc.

[astronobob]

Well, that is just awesome Marc, Love this target when presented in such fine detail & resolution, ,
FanTasTic :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks Tim. :thumbsup:

Thanks Dave. :thumbsup: The core has some depth and about the right luminosity. True it's a corker in an eyepiece.

Thanks Rodney. :thumbsup:

Thanks a lot Bob. :thumbsup:

[atalas]

A fine shot but I think someone should reprocess It....just saying.

[RB]

:rofl: Louie

Oh wow, I missed this one.
Beautiful work Marc.

:thumbsup:

[multiweb]

:lol: What took you so long? I missed you. Go for it. :painting::evil:



:) Thanks mate. :thumbsup:

[atalas]

Gravity....It sucks!

[gregbradley]

Sweet image Marc. How long have you had an FSQ?

I am surprised not to see any FSQ130 images on the web. Its been out for a while now. I wonder if its worth the price tag. The FSQ is such a classic scope.

Greg.

[multiweb]

Thanks Greg. :thumbsup: 3 years.

[Atmos]

I went looking for images over the weekend, haven't seen one yet! Feels like it was nearly a week ago when there was some unboxing threads on CN but no images with it out under the stars.

[Bart]

Nice shot Marc, love the wider field, really puts it into perspective. I wonder what a shot of Omega and the Hamburger in one field would look like?

[multiweb]

Thanks mate. :thumbsup: Here's one (https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=6930D3AD12D5044C&id=6930D3AD12D5044C%211179&parId=6930D3AD12D5044C%211058&o=OneUp)I cooked years ago with a lens.

[Bart]

WOW! Great stuff! So tiny and lost in that sea of stars. :thumbsup: