[Shiraz (Ray)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

Fantastic job Ray. The main galaxy looks wonderfully resolved, numerous background galaxies too

hi Colin. thank you. yes, the background galaxies are quite a varied lot in this region.

Originally Posted by TR

Vigorous pruning in the garden pays off as well. That is a very nice result Ray.

thanks Terry - getting rid of the lesser subs seems to be beneficial overall.

Originally Posted by RickS

Lovely, Ray! A great improvement over your previous rendition which wasn't too shabby either.

I have been weighting my subs on FWHM and trying to keep as many as possible. It's so hard to throw data away

Cheers,
Rick.

Thanks Rick. I am coming to the conclusion that once the low res stuff is included it cannot be unscrambled effectively. I also hate throwing away data - am doing a lot of thinking about how to re-include some without stuffing up the good bits.

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Ray,
That's perfect.
It's really sharp & clear.
The 10" f4 does it again - Well done.

cheers
Allan

thanks very much Allan. yep, the optics seem to be pretty good (thankfully).

Originally Posted by PRejto

Really nice!! I love that little face on spiral at 11 o'clock. This is an inspiring image. Great!!

Peter

thanks very much Peter. Yes, that spiral is a handsome galaxy - need some more resolution....

Originally Posted by Placidus

Technically superb and a pleasure to explore.

thanks M&T - very much appreciated

Regards Ray