Holding the Foot to the Fire

[DiscoDuck]

A couple of images from a long weekend away in the Flinders Ranges last week.

Fornax A and NGC 6559 (the Furnace and the toes of the foot formed with the Lagoon - hence the un-punny title!).

Even though quite a lot of data was captured, seeing was middling to poor and there was some wind and cloud, as well as some reflection issues inside my scope. Hence processing was a bit of a struggle. But as a Pom it keeps me happy to whinge.

On Astrobin here (https://www.astrobin.com/jmllgi/B/) and here (https://www.astrobin.com/52aci5/).

[alpal]

Hi Paul,
a couple of great pictures - I hope to see more.


cheers
Allan

[strongmanmike]

Always good to see the fruits from your ventures out to the mythical Flinders Ranges Paul, always sounds so appealing :campfire::stargaze::astron: :drink: :). As Al said and despite your national querulous idiosyncrasies :P, these are still two great trophies from you latest astronomy expedition, NGC 1316 is such a crazy looking mess of a galaxy :thumbsup:

Mike

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks, Allan.



Thanks, Mike. Lol. Yes, it is a mystical land to the north of Adelaide. And "querulous" is such a great word!!!

[joshman]

Stunning images! In fact your entire gallery is phenomenal.

Makes me really want to pull the trigger on a RC8!

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks Josh. Though the RC8 is a pain to collimate, and, as I said, currently experiencing a weird reflection issue I cannot pin down. So not sure my recommendation would be without qualification! :shrug:

[joshman]

Thats what i've heard and is what been holding me back from really pulling the trigger.

[Dave882]

Both are gorgeous shots! Amazing detail and beautifully processed to retain quite a natural feel. Lovely!

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks, David.

[Peter Ward]

Two very pretty images....well done. :thumbsup:

[DiscoDuck]

Thank you, Peter.

[keller60]

Uber-Dark skies clearly helped, but a superb result by any measure.


Thanks for posting :thumbsup:

[DiscoDuck]

Thanks, Bill.