It's been a while between drinks, but I finally got some reasonable stuff over the last new moon weekend.
Here is 253, taken over Friday and Saturday.
http://www.astrobin.com/274067/0/?nc=user
with higher res here
http://www.astrobin.com/full/274067/0/
I haven't pushed the saturation very much. This galaxy doesn't need many bells and whistles in its processing. Besides, we need a silvery look to justify its name.
Details:
Telescope: 12.5" Plane Wave CDK
Mount: AP900
Camera: Proline 16803
Exposure: 4h 50m through Astronomik LRGB filter set.
Processing: PixInsight
FOV: 42' x 42' (Slight crop)
I thought it might be interesting to see if progress has been made through the years.
Here is my 2007 version
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...&highlight=253
and here is the 2012 version
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...&highlight=253
I suspect that the 2012 version could be better processed, now that I have become more familiar with PI.
Geoff