M83 - first image for nearly 2 years!!

[monoxide]

hey guys,

been a long time since ive hauled the gear out, almost forgot what to do!
anyway heres 3 hours of 15 min subs with a dodgy process job.
still major gradients everywhere so couldnt push too hard
calibrated with flats/bias but no darks

this is also my first galaxy, processing these is HARD when youve been out of the game for a while. i just ended up doing the 'good enough for now' job.

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4549/m83v2.jpg
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[spearo]

hi
that's come out quite nicely!
sharp and full of clear detail
you can always do the darks later i tell myself!
cheers
frank

[Lester]

That's a very nice image, especially after being out of it for so long. You obviously remembered most of it.

[monoxide]

thanks guys..
still suprised the HEQ5 can handle 15 min subs so well with ~12kg of kit hanging off it.

ive updated the original post with a re-processed version done with darks/flats/bias i think it looks much better

[monoxide]

1 last stab at it, im really happy with how it turned out this time.
the colours look similar to everyone elses now lol
geez these things can be a PITA to process

[Jen]

:thumbsup: nice pic Tj, welcome back to astro imaging, looks like your on a roll now :lol: You got some catching up to do ;)

[Ric]

Very nicely done Tj, it like riding a bike you never really forget.

Cheers

[monoxide]

thanks Jen and Ric,

Jen, not wrong it looks like everyone has come along a fair way since i disappeared for a while!

Ric, what you dont see is the whole night i spent for absolutely nothing just getting used to everything again lol