[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by stevous67

That is a beautiful rendition, very enjoyable to sift through.

Good one Pavarotti!

Steve

Grazie Sinor Mohr

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Mike,
it's a great picture & you've gone very deep to get all those galaxies.
I'm glad you were able to pick up so much with the Ha filter.

cheers
Allan

Cheers Alan, more Ha and OIII could be taken for sure (in fact all filters), however I was just looking for a slight enhancement, just to give some life to the galaxy, at only 7 Million light years there is little red-shift in the emission lines and I have 6nm filters, so always worth grabbing some to add to the mixing pot

Originally Posted by h0ughy

all i see are some smudges and glittery bits . in awe as per usual!!

Smudges are my specialty...particularly dwarf smudges

Originally Posted by Placidus

Awesome! Trish and I just spent something like half an hour floating around in there. Adding not just the Ha but adding the OIII as teal certainly worked. The effect is a bit like some of the more colourful and violent star-forming regions in the LMC.

We especially like the way you've brought out a great deal of detail and colour close to the nucleus.

You've also captured lots of interesting distant fellows.

Best,
Mike

Thanks Mike, we are definitely in this game for the similar reasons...to have fun and enjoy ourselves, always great to read your feedback

Originally Posted by Andy01

Stunning Mike, great detail, colour & clever use of the NB blended with the RGB.
Should be the next IIS photo of the month I reckon!

Cheers Andy ...oh I am pretty sure that van Gogh will be up there for a few months yet

Originally Posted by Geoff45

Another ripper Mike! Adding Ha is often done, but adding the OIII is an interesting technique which you don't usually see.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff, with such a close galaxy grabbing some emission line data is always worth it.

Originally Posted by Atmos

Very nice Mike, love it! So many tiny galaxies in the background! Even better seeing some galaxies bleeding through the spiral arms. The full frame was a pleasure to look around.

Yeah I like seeing or identifying distant galaxies shining through the foreground galaxy too, always seems so improbable

Originally Posted by dylan_odonnell

Stunning work as usual Mike! Great use of the bands to add to the colour palette.

Thanks Dylan, had to do something to bring this largely blue galaxy to life

Mike