BLASTED WEATHER!!
Been trying to finish this off to break my long imaging drought but only managed to gather a bit more Lum in between clouds and gale force winds. It's still a mere 4.5 hours but it's
starting to show the depth & detail I want. It needs about 8 hours Lum I think - 5101 is quite faint! Seeing wasn't as good as the first 2 hours of data but average FWHM was 2.1 arcsec over the two sessions
after some weak decon.
In any case, I don't think there is a more beautiful galaxy field - it's truly gorgeous!! I can't wait to finish it off - hopefully before its season ends! Those of you who saw the original 2 hours version will notice an improvement in depth, detail and noise.
Full Res and Full Frame (3MB):
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/155783443/original
Cheers, Marcus