NGC 2442 Meathook Galaxy

[poppasmurf]

Finally got the last subs to finish this off, it only took 3 months under sometimes less than ideal conditions. Best 30 subs from 40 total subs of each filter @ 15 minutes each for a total integration time of 22.5 hrs. At some point I will get some L subs as a pseudo L didn't look better than the RGB.

Captured with APT Astro Photography Tool

Processed in PixInsight

GSO RC8

Neq6 (belt modded)

Moravian G2 2000

Orion ST80 guide scope

LP guide camera

Shane

[billdan]

Looks pretty good Shane, nice colours and quite a few extra galaxies as well. A lot of dedication hanging in there for 3 months to get it finished.

Cheers
Bill

[poppasmurf]

thanks Bill

[RickS]

Nice work, Shane!

[poppasmurf]

Cheers Rick

[Atmos]

Like it Shane, lovely detail and colour in the main galaxy :)

[poppasmurf]

Thanks Colin

[Anth10]

Wonderful image taken there. Top reward for time and effort spent. You should be glad, well done, a winner.

[traveller]

Huge effort Shane. Nice and deep with plenty of background fuzzies too.
Well done.
Bo

[poppasmurf]

Thanks Anthony and Bo, there were times I thought I would not get the job done but I am very happy with the result.

Shane

[Nebulous]

That's beautiful Shane. Congratulations on a job well done, and on having an awesome amount of patience. :thumbsup:

I just take single shot "Happy Snaps" of the areas of sky that I've visited (just for my own records) and I can't imagine how much dedication goes into producing results like that. Applause from me. :)

[poppasmurf]

thanks for the kind words Chris

Shane

[Andy01]

Nice work Shane, good colours & very deep - well done! :thumbsup:

[poppasmurf]

Thanks Andy

Shane

[cometcatcher]

That's awesome. Loads of detail and very deep. Good to see more images from an RC8. We don't see a lot of them.

[poppasmurf]

Cheers Kevin, I love my RC. I'm not sure I'd change to any other type of scope if given a choice.

Shane

[ChrisV]

Wow, that's really nice

[poppasmurf]

Cheers Chris

[strongmanmike]

Yeah, good shot Shane :thumbsup: it's a wonky looking galaxy that one.

Mike

[poppasmurf]

Thanks Mike. Weather here has been crappy so I havent started a new image yet.

Shane

[LostInSp_ce]

Very nice.