[Shiraz (Ray)]

First off, sorry about the delay in replying

Originally Posted by Placidus

Beautifully handled and a delight to see. Lovely sharp detail, and perfect colour. An excellent and instructive galactic sampler. Galaxies are transparent!

The most intriguing galaxy of all is the pair of blue lips at 70% across from the left, 25% down from the top.

Lovely!

Thanks M&T. Yes, I wondered what might have formed a structure like that, but haven't followed it up yet.

Originally Posted by rustigsmed

fantastic stuff Ray, really impressing me with that 1600 as well. so tempting!

Hi Rusty. give it a go, it is a good camera.

Originally Posted by RickS

An intriguing collection of fuzzies, Ray. Nicely captured and expertly processed.

Cheers,
Rick.

thanks very much Rick - appreciated

Originally Posted by codemonkey

Excellent work Ray, thanks for sharing!

my pleasure - thanks

Originally Posted by philiphart

Superb Ray. There is everything to like about that image. Nice dynamic range with the bright stars. One can even admire the beautiful colour tones in the diffraction spikes. Oh and the galaxies too :-)

Well done!

Phil

Thank you very much Phil. Nice bright stars can sometimes be a bonus, but not always...

Originally Posted by Maurice

Great image with lovely composition Ray.

Cheers
Maurice

thanks Murice. This is heavily cropped to get a reasonable composition, so thanks for the comment.

Originally Posted by DJT

Great image, absolutely bespattered with faint fuzzies. Well done.

Thanks David - appreciated.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice work Ray, everything looks good to me. I really like the polar galaxy at the top and the central galaxy is really nice too. I don't mind the stars myself. Maybe one day you will convince me to try PI.

Thanks Paul. PI does take some getting used to Paul and it helps to come from a tech background. However, it is a really steep learning curve to come to grips with how it works and with the myriad of user settings.

Originally Posted by Regulus

That's a beaut photo Ray. Lovely detail, depth and colour.
Nicely done.

Trev

Thanks Trevor - glad you liked it.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Very compelling Ray! Gorgeous!

thanks very much Marcus!

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That just gorgeous Ray. That dramatic yellow star just makes the image. It forms a terrific contrast to the galaxies. Very Hubblesque. I am a big fan of your images Ray. Keep em coming.

By the way I visited Cape Canaveral recently and they have a full scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope. Its enormous. I had no idea it was so large. Its like 2 stories tall. The Webb telescope is several times larger and the larger surrounds are the size of a tennis court. It should be amazing when its operational, I think its planned for next year.

Greg.

Thanks Greg - appreciate the comment.

The James Webb scope is going lift the bar right out of our sight - looking forward to it. Have been to Canaveral, but that was pre Hubble - guess it has changed a bit since then.

Regards Ray