Caldwell 101

[DiscoDuck]

NGC 6744/Caldwell 101 taken in the southern Flinders Ranges in SA. Not great conditions so only managed about 8 hours luminance and 3hours RGB between clouds. RC8 and ZWO 294MM on a Mach1.

I was not happy with a previous attempt at this years ago, as it was dominated by stars. But a bit of judicious star reduction this time helped I think.

Full res and deets on Astrobin here (https://www.astrobin.com/full/ljcoxk/0/).

[strongmanmike]

Yeah, that's a great 6744 Mr Duck, stars look good, niiiice work :thumbsup:

Mike

[multiweb]

Awesome shot Paul. You've got some other interesting background galaxies as well in the field with some structure. One for the poolroom. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Dave882]

That’s beautiful! Really deep but not over processed- just lovely!

[alpal]

Great image Paul,
how could it be better? -
maybe some Ha data next time to bring out
the red nebula areas?


cheers
Allan

[gregbradley]

That's a ripper 6744.

Yes stars in 6744 are often a bit dominating so you have handled that well.

Greg.

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks all. Yes, hope to try some Ha, Allan, at some point.

[Stephane]

Stunning image Paul, well done.

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks, Stephane.

[markas]

Splendid rendition of a tricky target:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Mark

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks, Mark.

[Startrek]

Beautiful image !!
So clean with superb resolution and detail in the core and spiral arms
Star field is excellent, not too busy or too bright
10/10
Well done !!
I’m assuming nice dark skies ? Bortle 2 or 3 ?

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks very much, Martin. I'd say Bortle 1 skies. At Bendleby Ranges in South Australia.

[willik]

Stunning well done:thumbsup:

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks, Willik.

[Crater101]

Not much that I can add that hasn't already been said. Fantastic work!

[DiscoDuck]

Thank you so much, Warren.