Ngc 2997

[RobF]

I'm worried Greg is using up all the photons in SE Australia, so I've been forced to delve back into my archives for another pic. :P
This is another Wiruna 2010 pic I've only just got around to having a decent look at. Its a pretty field and again I'm very pleased what the skies from May last year allowed.

LRGB 15:9:9:9 (all unbinned, 5min L and 3min RGB subs)
(Cropped down to about 60% of my normal 1 degree wide field)

In case you're wondering why the unusual (and short) sub times, this dates back to my first fledgling colour shots with the QHY9 and I was taking it slow but steady to get a feel for things. I also didn't manage to centre it very well, but perhaps we could pretend I was doing something creative with the rule of thirds...:whistle:

[strongmanmike]

That's a nice find in the archives, lovely spikes (I'm biased now :P).

I like the way your skies have a very slight blue bias, looks natural.

Mike

[ChrisM]

Rob, that's a great target and a nice shot. I don't mind that it looks a bit small - it just highlights all the other stuff that's out there.

What scope did you use?

Chris

[Lester]

Very nice image Rob, thanks for the view.

[h0ughy]

what a cute galaxy, like it.

[RobF]

Thanks for the encouragement guys and glad you liked.



thanks Mike - I love to see some blue tinges come out in galaxy shots, so I've pushed the blue saturation a little here, but hopefully not overdone it. Something I don't really get the luxury of doing from my local surburban skies through LPS filter alas. Has been fairly brutally noise suppressed with masking in the RGB of course...



Glad you liked it Chris - my 8" Skywatcher Newt is the only scope I have, and very happy with her...



Thanks for looking Lester :)



It is a pretty one David - I think I put this on my imaging list for the stay after an article in one of the British mags listing top N and S galaxies from memory.

[gregbradley]

Nice one Rob. Its a super pretty galaxy and you captured very nicely. Its also very faint and your image has a lot of density so thats well done.

Greg.

[peter_4059]

Nice shot Rob. It's good to find useful data in the archive.

[Hagar]

Nice and unusual target Rob. Great to find something to play with while the moon is up and clouds a plenty.

[batema]

Hi Rob,

Great image and only a small amount of time to it. I saw you have signed up for astrofest. Adam and I are working on our wives and our school principal to see if we can maximise our time. Lovely image.

Mark

[RobF]

Thanks Greg. Maybe a bit purple in the end but its nice to be getting a little detail in the spirals come out. Loved your close in version too BTW.



I love the images I can get out Pixinsight Peter but its a lot more time consuming to get the cal'd images ready to go and aligned. Part of the reason (along with lack of flats) it taken so long. Still, was a pleasant surprise in the end.



Yep, exactly Doug - I couldn't get the energy to set up last weekend with the moon coming up to full.



Be great to see you both there Mark. Hope your powers of persuasion are up to the challenge! I'm heading up for 6 nights this year - fingers crossed for clouds and weather.