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Originally Posted by Placidus
Very nicely done, Lee. Not seen that one before. Colours seem very similar to the APOD version. Interesting distortion to the spiral arms. And as you say, lots of faint fuzzies in the background.
Best,
Mike
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Cheers Mike. I think the APOD version is a bit more orange and mine a bit more magenta. Star colour is a bit different as well, though I'm not sure what's right as I've seen some other images go either way. Hard to tell with junk colour data. On the bright side, mine's a fir bit sharper than the APOD version which is always nice
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Originally Posted by Atmos
Considering the poor data, it doesn't look that poor  You've done a good job, some nice colour in even the fainter background galaxies. |
Thanks Colin!
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Originally Posted by AstroJason
That is a cool little galaxy that I have never seen before.
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Thanks Jason! Yes, it doesn't seem that commonly imaged, which is odd because it's a pretty little thing.
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Great shot of a rather peculiar looking galaxy Lee, reminds me of a propeller . So many things that can happen to galaxies, so many possible shapes..can keep a galaxy imager busy for a lifetime..thanks for the look at this one 
 ...charcoal?
Ok, ok, no fart jokes...
Wind was the bane of my imaging too until I get the scope inside a dome
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LOL. I didn't even consider that interpretation when I wrote that.
Wind normally isn't a problem here, but recently 80% of the clear nights have coincided with really strong winds (e.g. 30km/hr according to the BOM). Couple that with a belt driven mount and a roll-off solution (i.e. gets wind protection from only one side) and it's not terribly conducive to imaging.