[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Originally Posted by Leonardo70

Wonderful Mike.

All the best,
Leo

Thanks muchly, Leo!

Originally Posted by marco

Excellent field and very interesting job done on marking all those small quasars Mike. The background looks a bit uneven, I would try to correct a bit some gradients to give more focus on the galaxy itself..
Regards
Marco

Hi, Marco. Thanks for the useful comment. I expect I've pushed the background unnecessarily hard, finding every last quasar (bar one), and that's done the main galaxy and the image as a whole quite a disservice. I should do a separate version, ignoring the Q's.

Originally Posted by Ross G

Amazing photo Mike.

Sharp and so much detail.

As always, a great story also!

Thanks.

Ross.

Cheers, Ross, and many thanks. Glad you liked it.