[Paul Haese]

Thanks guys for your feed back. I am glad that people like to see the progress of these images and that it is seen as a learning tool.

Originally Posted by RickS

Really nice detail, Paul! Will be interesting to see if you can pull out all 4 jets. That last one is incredibly faint.

I presume your FOV isn't any bigger than mine? (46x46 arcsec). I know someone who is looking for a slightly wider image than mine for science purposes.

Cheers,
Rick.

Thanks Rick. This is a cropped image at 100% resolution. The native resolution of the system is 34" x 51" or there abouts. The crop is obviously a little smaller. I think the resolution is 25.9" x 39.4" as cropped. That might work for them??

Originally Posted by Somnium

fantastic stuff there Paul, how long are the subs for the Luminance? i ask because i am surprised at how much detail you are able to pick up in the core without it being blown out.

Thanks Aidan, I am doing 30 minute subs for the luminance on this project Aidan. I think I calculated that with the sensitivity of this sensor and the f8 system optimum is about 24 minutes of exposure but I like 30 minutes as a round number. The core is a little over blown but not terribly.

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Stunning detail there Paul. I don't recall seeing another 1097 as good as that. Love the star masses near the core. Not sure what they are but those luminous dots in a row around the core. Fascinating.

Greg.

Thanks Greg, I think it is a little sharper than Martin's image but I don't know if he took that before he installed the AOX on his system. I have seen a few sharper images of this target but those were quite a lot larger than my scope and at altitude too.

As I understand it this galaxy has a super massive black hole at its core and that is sucking in material toward the core along the bar. That activity has produced a star burst event which is producing that view.