M83

[jjjnettie]

I'd captured an hour and ten minutes of M83 last night, x5min @ iso800, it didn't come up too good. But then I remembered I'd nabbed nearly 2 hours worth this time last year using the same camera (modded 20d). Sooooo, I stacked the 2 Autosave files together and got this. :)
Not too shabby at all.
It's making me keen to get out there again tonight and get some more subs to add into the mix.
Though last time I looked outside there was a pall of smoke from a burn off and clouds moving in. :( I suppose I could do with a rest.

[blink138]

thats a ripper i have been trying to get this one over the last couple of days but i only managed two shots before clouds
however i could see what it was when i looked at the single shot
pat

[RickS]

You're doing great work with that DSLR, JJJ! What scope did you use?

Cheers,
Rick.

[stardust steve]

what a great front on view this galaxy provides and you have done a great job in capturing it. Love the blues and pinks in the synchronized spiral arms. Can't wait to give these types of images a real crack.
:clap::clap:

[jjjnettie]

I used my workhorse Rick. The ED80.

[RickS]

It punches above its weight :thumbsup:

[h0ughy]

some nice glowing H regions in the arms JJJ

[jjjnettie]

Cheers everyone.
I'm working on 2 new images this evening.
The first one is ready to drop into CS3. :)

[stevous67]

You've got a production line going there at the moment! I'm surprised with the result, you have a well defined M83. Very good.

Steve

[allan gould]

JJJ - what are you doing? So many great images - you certainly have got all your gear working flat out and you must be exhausted.
Well done and you'll be like the Flash at Astrofest !!!!!!

[jjjnettie]

I've been making up for lost time Allan. And yes, I'm exhausted. The clouds moved in last night and I whooped it up. But it looks like another clear night tonight. :(

[strongmanmike]

I remember a run of several clear nights in Canberra back in 05, by the fourth night I was praying it would cloud over, it didn't and on the fifth night I gave up and went to bed exhausted...can't imagine what it would be like living in some places in Chile :eyepop: :lol:

Very nice M83 too :thumbsup:

Mike

[[1ponders]]

Nice shooting Nettie. :) Surely the lens on the ED80 must be worn out of shape by now by the number of photons that have pasted through it??? Its certainly done some mileage.

[alan meehan]

Nice image jjj one of my favorite galaxies,nice to have a run of clear nights isnt it.AL

[peter_4059]

You're getting some nice colours coming through there JJJ. Well done.