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Originally Posted by Rod771

They look good Ray. Its always pleasing when new equipment behaves.

Cheers

Rod

thanks Rod. yep it isn't always the case that new gear behaves

Originally Posted by RickS

A lovely pair of images, Ray. I spent a lot of time on NGC7424 at Astrofest year before last and it is a very dim and difficult target!

Cheers,
Rick.

thanks Rick. Agree, 7424 is quite dim - it was quite hard to get from this site (no longer as dark as it was)

Originally Posted by rogerg

Wow, NGC1398 in particular is spectacular. Very nice images.

Thanks very much Roger for your generous comment.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Another two excellent images Ray, 1398 is particularly lovely with its fine inner ring/arms and the overall feel of the image is very captivating and it has your classic hallmark clean punching above your weight look I was going to shoot this galaxy myself actually but sheesh there are sooo many options this time of year huh? 7424 is really good too but maybe lacks a bit of colour variation perhaps? (minor critique)

Like your work

Mike

Thank you Mike. I also like 1398, but it was initially a disappointment, since it was fairly dim and featureless. However, the data responded to some digging and the final result was worthwhile. It's like being in a lolly shop with so many galaxies to choose from. I agree with your critique on 7424 - the background noise intrudes as well as the colour being a bit one dimensional.

Originally Posted by Placidus

Agree that 1398 is especially fine. A beautiful galaxy and a beautiful image. And the background of 1398 is beautifully rich in little fellows showing form. Best, Mike

Thanks very much Mike. Yes I was amazed at how much background stuff showed up and the image was processed to bring them out.

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

Great work again Ray!

Ditto on 1398, the detail is amazing.

Cheers,

Justin.

G'day Justin. Thanks very much for the positive comments.

Regards Ray