Quote:
Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman
Yeah,
I think that your approach of having a closer look at what new information you can get out of your data, shows that there is the potential for new discoveries in images of galaxies.
It is not easy to "decide what is real and what is not" on an image, at extremely low contrast and surface brightness. ( I am going to have to come to grips with some of the mathematical image analysis tools developed by professional astronomers if I am to prove the existence of some of the unusual things that I sometimes notice in amateur galaxy images.)
There is nothing easy about making discoveries in astronomy.....indeed, most professional astronomers don't exactly make lots of major discoveries in their lifetimes.
So the observational approach of having a really close look at galaxy images is as good as any for trying to find new and weird things in the universe......
"After all, it's a bloody big universe , and there are undoubtedly stranger things out there than you will find in your breakfast cereal box"
Best regards,
Robert
Have you contemplated Marco's deep image of the M49 field....what a busy field, and so much strangeness and interest in it. The great variety of objects makes it one of my current favourite fields.
(tidal distortions ; spirals ; S0s ; giant ellipticals ; galaxies with smooth arms and damped star formation; it has got the lot!)
|
Faint things are my speciality...even if I am the only one who can see them
Yes marcos M49 field is rather busy, looks like a drop of dirty pond water under a microscope...strange weird looking galaxies everywhere
Quote:
Originally Posted by E_ri_k
Love that full frame Mike  |
Thanks Erik
Quote:
Originally Posted by TimberLand
Mike,
Just copying what everyone else has said, Great Image.
I too am a fan of galaxy clusters and you have done this one amazing justice. Good to see the camera and scope fit well together, looks like a great combo with the OAG.
The comparison is good to show how good amateur gear has got these days, keep the inspiration coming.
Justin. |
Thanks Justin, not everyone is a fan of my work and display style and hey, that's cool
I do like colour and just like to really look at my data and results and try and see things in it that would otherwise go unnoticed and I find this exciting and loads of fun.
Thanks again for your kind words
Mike