[alocky (Andrew lockwood)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Not a bad effort Andrew. I imaged this one a little while ago and its a beautiful target but hard to get deep enough without lots of hours.

Not sure its worth the investment of time and effort.

The brighter galaxies will be far less light pollution affected.

Greg.

I only get a few hours at a time on it, but there's signal there, and I wonder how much more I can get with a few more nights. Still - it's a massive improvement over what I got with the 10" at the same location.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Very nice shot. Good details in the core and arms.

cheers - sure is a pretty thing, this one.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Tough galaxy this one Andrew, especially from mid southern latitudes and through a city light dome ...but a respectable result none the less with some good detail in the bright inner areas

Mike

Thanks Mike - definitely a test case for any more bright ideas I have on beating light pollution.

Originally Posted by astroron

Nice result considering the conditions you had to endure Andrew.
This galaxy is worth keeping an eye on as it has had three supernova this century,the last one only four years ago.
Three supernovae have been identified in M74: SN 2002ap, SN 2003gd, and SN 2013ej.
Low surface brightness but with very recognizable star patterns is worth checking on.
Cheers

Thanks ROn - it's a bit of a favourite of mine visually, and I remember the 2013 sn - I was a bit grumpy because it was on my visual list for the month, but the sn was discovered long before I had a chance of getting it!

Originally Posted by RickS

That's a tough challenge, Andrew, but a decent result!

Thanks Rick - given the filthy weather we're still having over here I'm tempted just to go for something a lot brighter!

Originally Posted by willik

Very nice image good detail Andrew.
Martin WA

Thanks Martin!