[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

You're cranking them up lately. Gorgeous field. I really like the top part coming down on the central bok swith the cluster in the middle, all those filaments look great. Very 3D.

Thanks, Marc. Touching wood about the cranking. The gear seems to have settled down, excepting for needing a dew-heater on the secondary on some really wet nights.

Originally Posted by Atmos

Amazing job there, you certainly look like you're going after ESO

Thanks, Colin. They're safe for a bit longer.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Cool 3D feel. Just down the base of the pillars looks very 3D. Huge image too. Nice work.

Cheers, Paul! It's not as sharp as we'd like, and I think I've done the unspeakable and over-sharpened it a bit in an attempt to compensate. Pleased with the relatively clean [SII] though.

Best,
Mike