Thanks Peter, Nik, Martin, Stephane, Adam. Glad the data finally made it to a final image, and good to have something to work on with all this cloud!
Nik- my gosh I can’t believe I never saw that! Now all I can see is Koalas
Stephane- yeah I agree. It looks much better with the koala in view! It’s kind of mind-bending to consider what detail lies within such a tiny tiny piece of sky!
Martin- if only I had figures like that every night - I can probably count on one hand the nights I’ve had that kind of guiding this year. Normally a good night is 0.6ish, and a great night is 0.4-0.5! I think I did the Sombrero with similar conditions earlier this year- it’s a wonderful feeling when you have a night when you can get close to the full potential out of a big scope. Wonderful, but rare.