ngc 2997

[richardo]

Hi all,
had a chance to grab some quick colour to finish up my one of my work in progress images.
Not a great night for imaging, but managed to persevere.
Lots of gradients (thanks to the clouds) to deal with but sorted most of them out.
Nice galaxy this one and very similar to M83 but at mag 11, definately not as bright. It's tilted about 45degs to our line of sight.
here's a link... if you'd like to take a peek
http://www.baytop-observatory.com/

Cheers all
Rich

[Doug]

Nice Image Rich, It looks like it could benefit from double the colour data, if seeing will give you a fair go that is.
cheers,
Doug

[Striker]

Nice one Rich,
Yeah it does look similar to M83.

I like it.

[seeker372011]

great shot -and target selection!

[Ric]

Great image Rich, very nicely done

Cheers

[rogerg]

Nice pic, thanks for posting something that's not a comet. :thumbsup:

[EzyStyles]

you always produced nice images Rich! always enjoy them.

[richardo]

Thanks to Doug, Tony, Seeker, Ric, Roger and Eric for checking the image out and taking the time to reply!

Doug, yes, it could have had the benefit of more colour exposure time. The colours are a bit muted. I couldn't over do the saturation due to the lack there of. But I had to take what I got as clouds came in then the change hit with a huge blow up. I probably should gather some more data...

Thanks Eric, appreciate the nice compliment!

Cheers all
Rich

[Garyh]

Its a very nice image Rich, it has lots of depth to it. Well done considering the seeing!!
Cheers Gary