Yet another 31 from Duckadang

[[1ponders]]

Here's another from the abyss. I've avoided it as there were some really nasty red edges to the stars. Not sure why, could be the smokey skies that night.

Canon 20D & 135mm @ f/2.5, ISO800, 14X180 sec shots. ICNR

Longer subs next time. Don't know why I only went for 180 Sec :shrug:

Its not the full field, there was a nasty gradient in there (I think I was shooting over h0ughy at the time. ;) :lol: :poke: Oh not light pollution....venting steam. :eyepop: ) so rather than muck around with dealing with it over the whole frame I took the axe to it. ;)

It looks far over processed and noisier here than on the full image.

[Davros]

Very nice Paul, if i got a result like that i would be doing my happy dance (with fist pumps) :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[[1ponders]]

:lol: thanks Mick. You mean like this :cool: or like this :party:

[h0ughy]

sad very sad...............

by the way nice shot despite the cloud ;)

[[1ponders]]

:lol: thank Dave.:)

[toryglen-boy]

Paul, no matter what excuses you make, for your "not very apparent" shortcummings, its still a very, very nice image, and i for one would be well pleased if it was mine.

thanks for sharin'

:thumbsup:

[Robbie]

A great image considering that the object stays low to horizon in Aust maybe a tad too much magenta but Id be proud if it were my image.

An impossible shot from my site :o(

[Hagar]

Very nice Paul, I wish it was imagable from down here but alas, no.

Doesn't look to bad at all. May even be some JPG artifacts from the compression.

[Octane]

Paul,

Great image, mate. I can make out the blue in the arms quite easily.

Regards,
Humayun

[dpastern]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

Dave

[alan meehan]

You mean there was more than one m31 at duckadang ,nice shot Paul.

[acropolite]

Looks pretty damn good to me, I'd be more than happy with that result.:thumbsup:

[RobF]

Looks damned sweet to me Paul - good shooting!

[renormalised]

You need to head up to Broome, Rob. Not so low down from there:D:D

Nice shot, Paul:D:D

[Tamtarn]

Great effort Paul considering only 3min shots.

You guys up there are so lucky to be able to catch this beauty. Unfortunately it's a no show down here :mad2:

[[1ponders]]

Come for a drive next astrofest B & D :thumbsup: