M83

[Peter Ward]

While it might be an urban myth, Einstein is often quoted: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".

Given the linked image, is an 8 hour stack of luminance frames acquired during several nights of ordinary seeing,

I guess it was nuts, (well, perhaps just foolish) for me to have expected a resolution improvement via simply adding more data.

That said, the image depth, particularly given my urban location is quite pleasing.

I rather like the island universe "vibe" .

Now all I need is some colour....

The link is here (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery462.html)

[diegocolonnello]

couldn't resist and added Color to your M83, sent a private link cause don't know if you would like me to play with your image in public..

IT IS AWESOME!!!!

[Peter Ward]

:lol: Happy for you to tinker....plus awesomeness is always good :thumbsup:

[codemonkey]

Lookin' pretty damned good for ordinary seeing, Peter. Great handling of the core.

[Stevec35]

Pretty darn good resolution just the same Peter. There's a distinct 3D quality there.

Cheers

Steve

[gregbradley]

Yes there is a distinctly 3D look. I haven't seen that before. Its so sharp and detailed without being oversharpened. A remarkable effect.

Greg.

[Atmos]

Love the depth Peter, looking forward to a full colour rendition :)

[Peter Ward]

Thanks guys. The colour data will have to wait until the next new moon as I am soon off on a short break. Unfortunately the seeing was 2-3 arc sec most nights so the data doesn't quite have the snap that I know the optics can deliver. There is an bright guide star with that framing that allowed AO guiding at about 10Hz....a rare treat...but will also allow some H-alpha data in due course.

[multiweb]

Looking good Peter. Stacks of little background faint fuzzies as well across the field. Looks like tonight will be pretty decent if it stays clear. :thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Marc...the 4kx4k image reveals a lot more faint fuzzies...many uncatalogued, but unless they become interesting, I've discovered the professionals are not interested in cataloguing them. But, tonight does indeed look promising :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Start your own catalogue then: pw1, pw2, pw3, etc... I'm not into t-shirts but if you make caps or mugs I'll get one. :lol: