[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Originally Posted by codemonkey

That's a mammoth effort guys; respect! There's a cool little spiral at about 20% in from the left, and 60% down from the top. And what's that around the star in the bottom left, is it an irregular galaxy in the background?

Thanks Lee. It's pleasing to see any background galaxies at all in amongst the Milky Way stars and dust. Yes, it does look like a tiny baby NGC 55 hiding down there.

Originally Posted by DavidTrap

Magnificent!

DT

Thanks David!

Originally Posted by Retrograde

Amazing depth & lovely colours.
A gorgeous image.

Many thanks Pete. Hope we didn't overdo the colours, but there's an APOD where they went even further, so there's a precedent.

Originally Posted by h0ughy

Detail and colours are very satisfying. Awesome result

Thanks heaps David.


Best,
MnT