[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by alpal

Great picture Mike,
you picked up the wild center of the galaxy and yes there are so many other galaxies showing too.

cheers
Allan

Thanks Big Al

Originally Posted by John Hothersall

I had my eye on this galaxy because of its fantastic core dust detail which you captured well. Great bright star colour contrast too.

John.

Cheers John, you going to have a crack at it?...so many galaxies to choose from this time of year

Originally Posted by codemonkey

Awesome work, Mike. This is one of my favourite galaxies and you've done a great job on it. I would never have guessed that the seeing was fairly average; resolution is great! Oh and this is vastly cooler than a planetary neb :p

Ah, Lee, thank you sir yes thank goodness for DDP, USM and... decon (did I say that..? ) ...but no tiny sharp intense dots, spider web strands or thin wiggly worms to be seen Some PN's are pretty cool though...

Originally Posted by Retrograde

Another gorgeous galaxy image Mike.
The core of this one is really interesting - great job on bringing out the details.

Thanks Rod, yeah the core on this one is great

Originally Posted by Andy01

Superb image Mike!
I counted at least 2 dozen teeny tiny galaxies in the BG as well
Not a huge fan of bunging the target right in the middle of the frame, but
that's probably nit picking - as there's so much to explore around the target.

Tis a great image!

Thanks Andy In many cases, I agree on the bunging bit, especially nebulae...but galaxies and most PN's are small and circular so unless there is something else you can fit in your field that is genuinely interesting, like an asterism perhaps or another significant galaxy, there isn't much that can be done but put it in the sweet spot (middle). Off setting the galaxy in the frame, just for the sake of it, can look a little odd in itself..? Of course I can always crop the frame in a certain way to perhaps create a more interesting composition, but the plethora of background galaxies are just as interesting as the composition I recon

Originally Posted by Bart

Stop it Mike, you're hurting me! Five in a row!

Simply gorgeous, lovely processing, lots to see in the background and wonderful star colour!

Thanks Graham

Mike