ngc 3621 in Hydra

[Geoff45]

I finally got some images from Wiruna after a long break, although there was a lot of fun and games getting things going--focuser wouldn't connect to computer, battery failure--but no problem is insoluble so I finally managed to get some reasonable data after thinking that I might have to spend the night drinking red wine.

The image is here https://www.astrobin.com/b3cp3w/

There are not many images of this galaxy. It is quite a difficult object to process. Bringing out the faint halo while not blowing out the stars or brighter parts of the galaxy required some careful masking.

[pkinchington]

lovely! :)

[Placidus]

Very fine Geoff. Off the beaten cliche.

[gregbradley]

Very nice Geoff, all sparkly.

There is a bit of excess green in the background that would clean up easily with PI.'s SCNR.

Greg.

[Geoff45]

Thanks Greg. I'll give it a go. I often overlook a green cast.
*Done*

[AdamJL]

Gosh I missed this. This is absolutely beautiful! Not a galaxy I've come across, but it's stunning. Thanks for sharing this one, Geoff.

[AdamJL]

in addition, there's so much to look at here... and your processing is top notch (minus any green!). Really wonderful image.