[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

To be honest I have always found this duo a bit boring actually, one of those objects that northerners seem to like imaging but they kinda look like nothing but straggly misshapen cigars ...but this is a fine image none the less and nicely processed, the HII regions help lift the interest and the streams are very cool too

Thanks, Mike. I like the weird shapes but they're too small to be really spectacular objects. Maybe if someone moved them closer together that would make it easier to do an interesting composition

Originally Posted by PKay

Amazing.

Thanks, Peter.

Originally Posted by DaveNZ

Well done Rick. What an effort.

The Ha really makes the image.

Thanks, Dave. The scope is automated but the processing was quite an effort! Agree about the Ha. It certainly does give it some zing.