[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

That’s fantastic MnT! It’s not often to see the tidal tails being so smoothly transitioning from the background. 12 hours of luminance has really helped it jump out.

Thanks muchly Colin. A few years ago we did quite a bit of 2x2 binning on it, but either the old camera was already getting cranky or we were too optimistic about thin cloud and a hint of moon. We mostly photographed dust bunnies.

Originally Posted by glend

I agree with Colin. Outstanding work in pulling the tail details out of the background. I have imaged these two myself and I know how much time this sort of result requires. That CDK20 is a fantastic scope, in very capable hands. Another great image from Mike and Trish.

Thanks Glen, that's most encouraging. We just might be able to add a few more hours Wednesday or Friday night. Fingles crossed.