[Shiraz (Ray)]

Originally Posted by Leonardo70

Great image Ray.

All the best,
Leo

Thank you Leo.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Lovely image Ray! Balance looks fine to me. I'd boost the colour a little bit though.

Cheers, Marcus

thanks Marcus - am working on it

Originally Posted by Asterix2020

Nice image Ray. I agree a little more saturation would be good, but I like colourful pics .

Thanks Paul. seems to be majorityagreement that it needs more colour

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I like the detail in the inner arms, but think like some that the colour could be boosted a little. You might need to manage the bright orange stars when doing the boost though.

This is a good field of view and I think well composed when combined with the field of view it really works. I like the way the galaxy almost fills the field of view.

If it were me I would get some more hours of data. The background has a bit of a salt and pepper look which could be managed by some extra time. Just my opinion but I think getting more data is better than doing noise control.

A galaxy I have not seen much and something I should put on my imaging list.

Thanks Paul. I intend to try for a lot more data, but getting the noise down will be hard on such dim features'

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Paul,
It's in a great spot at about 1am - almost directly overhead.
The time is now - to image this one.
I hope others do too - it's a great target.

cheers
Allan

Yep Allan - it's right alongside the moon (or at least that's where it seem to spend much of its time).

Originally Posted by NOMH

Great capture Ray. I like the galaxy the way it is but some of the larger stars look a little funky. Great field of view and the background galaxy is a bonus.

JB

Thanks John. Not sure what you mean by funky - if you mean the X shape diffraction pattern, that is due to the six mirror supports and is what this scope does.

regards Ray