[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A fabulous galaxy image. I imagine the Milky Way looks a lot like this one.
Great colours and the stars look terrific as well.

Greg.

Cheers Greg While we have a short bar, apparently, I don't think the Milky Way has that complete inner ring structure

Originally Posted by markas

Mike,


Great detail - it is, after all a pretty small target!
The bunch of other galaxies are an added bonus. (Also very well resolved)
A really fine image.


Mark

Originally Posted by Robert_T

puts me in mind of a fireworks wheel. Great detail, and even more amazing considering the small apparent object size, and nicely processed.

Thanks a lot Mark and Robert The seeing was pretty varied and for periods during capture (I baby sit my rig) I was a little worried (as I often am ) because some of the subs coming down were obviously seeing affected buuuut it improved as the galaxy climbed towards the meridian (not a surprise) and some of the Lum subs were excellent, so I was preeeetty confident I had captured enough of these to put together something ok, phew

Originally Posted by PKay

A truly superb capture Mike.

Very well processed and setting the 'bar' high as usual.

Way to go mate

Thanks a lot Peter, glad you think so

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Mike,
that's a great image of a very dim 12.3 mag. target.
I can't find any better images.
there's only this one:
https://cgs.obs.carnegiescience.edu/...s/NGC3313.html


cheers
Allan

Thanks Alan, no, not very many shots of it out there...everyone is too busy hitting bigger and brighter buggers

Originally Posted by Placidus

Your image is a goldmine of information compared with any of the very few others out there.


Hats off, Mike!

Thanks guys, the spindly almost lace like spiral arms, were what attracted me to hitting it and its distance

Mike