NGC 6744 (finally a new image).

[sjastro]

This has been a bogey object for me.
I have never been quite able to get the imaging right on previous attempts.

The spiral arms extend much further out than I expected.

4.5 hrs L, 1 hr R, 1 hr G, 1 hr B, BRC-250 ST-X10ME.

http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/ngc6744nccopy.html (http://users.westconnect.com.au/%7Esjastro/ngc6744nccopy.html)

Clear skies

Steven

[Octane]

Steven,

Bravo! Bravo! I was waiting for you to post this, as you mentioned in one of your previous image threads in a reply to me that this was your next project.

Excellent work -- the colours look fantastic.

Regards,
Humayun

[leon]

Very nice Stephen, very nice indeed, it seems that all your effort has paid off, excellent image.

leon

[marc4darkskies]

Well, you sure got it right this time Steven!! A lovely image! :thumbsup::thumbsup:. Wish you'd make the sky blacker though (not blue).

Cheers, Marcus

[Paul Haese]

Superb image. Everything looks really great.

[renormalised]

Nicely done Steve:D

[Doodles23]

An image to be proud of! I wonder how many nights it took to capture the subs?

[Kirkus]

Wow! That's just beautiful.

[gregbradley]

Very, very nice Steven. It sure is one of the most beautiful galaxies from both northern and southern skies.

Greg.

[multiweb]

That's beautiful. That pic's got a wow factor to it. Awesome colors :thumbsup:

[sjastro]

Thank's Marc.



Very true Greg. Unfortunately the Southern Hemisphere lacks the variety of medium sized galaxies compared to the North. Galaxies are my favorite targets, wish I could move north.



Much appreciated Kirk.



Dave,

It took about a month. When imaging galaxies I usually throw out 50% of my luminance images due to poor seeing.



Thanks Carl.



Hello Paul,

At least it's an improvement over previous attempts.



Done. I've balanced the background to a more natural black. Thanks for your feedback Marcus.



Hello Leon,

It needs more exposure to bring out the extensive arms on either side of the galaxy.



Humayun,

It's good to finally show a new image instead of reprocessed ones.

Well done on your latest image.

Regards

Steven

[rogerg]

Nice image. What OTA is it taken using?

[jase]

Stunning rendition of this favourite target Steven. Pleasing colours and details. The background hue tweaks have certainly emphasised the fainter structure. Well done.

[atalas]

Excellent Steve!those extended spiral arms really stretch out a long way.

[dpastern]

Very nice shot Stephen.

Dave

[bloodhound31]

So out of your RGB, how long were the individual subs?

Fantastic image! With some deep moving music playing in the background I just dived into this...took me a few moments of drifting out of reality to come back.

Wow.

Baz.

[DavidU]

Steve, I enjoyed your image immensely. Thanks:thumbsup:

[sjastro]

I'm using a 250mm Baker-Ritchey-Chretien at 1268mm FL.

Regards

Steven

[sjastro]

Thanks to Roger, Jase, Louie, David, Baz and David for your comments.

Clear skies

Steven
http://users.westconnect.com.au/~sjastro/small

[sjastro]

All my subs (LRGB) are 10 minutes.

Regards

Steven

[strongmanmike]

Nice job Steven, the central areas look particularly good :thumbsup:

Mike

[sjastro]

Thanks Mike.

Now I need another 20 hrs luminance for the outer regions.;)

Steven