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Old 02-07-2014, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by alpal View Post
As I said

No one can beat the Advanced Chilean Robotic 32" Telescope.

But - Peter has come close
Well..I can say the Germans probably didn't have to contend with the light dome of 4 million Sydney-sider houses... or there abouts

I think the photographic term is: red brick-veneer-ial disease.

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Originally Posted by cometcatcher View Post
That's some impressive detail in the dust lane. And with 2008 data. Blimey. I didn't even have a DSLR in 2008.
The STL11002 + AOL I was using at the time remains a very capable system. With good seeing the AO was producing raw data that was tight as...err...some to do with fish.. comes next

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Originally Posted by SkyViking View Post
Fabulous image for sure, has to be one of the best M104's out there. Awesome work Peter!
Did you use PI drizzle integration?
Thanks again Rolf..but, sorry, no drizzles were integrated or harmed during the making of this picture.

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The detail is amazing - I studied the image for quite some time identifying as many background GX's as I could.
Many may have shifted.... perhaps into the red....
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