[Paul Haese]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Remarkably deep Paul and well on the way to a new benchmark. Nice see you haven't made noise look like faint signal as in other clumsy efforts

Good one

Hmm not sure about a new benchmark but I think I will thoroughly examine the possibilities here. Certainly no noise present in the data now, maybe in the very dark areas perhaps.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Another deep Cen A on the build, cool

Showing the whole hockystick shape of the galaxy, the extensive galactic cirrus across the feld, the extent of the jet in Ha aaaand the massive bulbous halo of the galaxy, is becoming a mandatory requirement for a good Cen A image these days...how things progress I think showing the shells is more of a processing approach than the amount of exposure?

Mike

I don't doubt that the processing approach has an effect. I have tried several types of reveal masks to provide more detail in the shells. I do think that the fainter stuff seems to show up more once one has more solid data. I think my colour is a bit thin at this stage and that might be contributing to the problem. However, I may well not have a handle on how to reveal this detail yet and searching the internet for possible procedures. Any tips gratefully received.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Excellent Paul! Very deep and the extent of the jet you've revealed is wonderful!

PS: This is only an interim critique!

Thanks Marcus, I'll accept the interim critique. The jet and the shells are part of my curiosity here, hence my persistence to continue onward.

Originally Posted by Retrograde

Amazing depth and detail (& the jet is beautifully displayed).
If this is the interim image then I really look forward to seeing the final rendition.

Thanks Pete. It is a good image on its own for sure but this object is one that has always called to me to go deeper. Time will tell what the image will look like with perhaps another 100 hours on it.

Originally Posted by LewisM

Interim image...meh, hold my beer



(30 glorious minutes under a full moon with an FSQ-85ED 4 years ago)

I thinks I beated you. Malin move over!

Still a respectable image in any discussion Lewis. I recommend a few more subs though.