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Old 20-07-2025, 12:03 AM
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strongmanmike (Michael)
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Originally Posted by leon View Post
Wow that is some fine imaging indeed I don't understand all the technical stuff but obviously it has worked very well, beautiful stuff Michael

Leon
Thankyou Leon, nice to hear from you glad you like it

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Originally Posted by Ryderscope View Post
That’s wonderful Mike and shows a good eye for picking out gems from a myriad of colourful objects
Cheers Rodney, I saw a great version while judging the Astrophotography Prize in 2023 and thought, I must shoot that some time

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Originally Posted by Startrek View Post
Mike,
Stunning images from the top of Australia
Love those long tight diffraction spikes from that 12” ( high end precision rig with super stable atmosphere…..oh and also experienced skilful astrophotographer )

Well done !!

Martone
Ah cheers Marty farty glad you liked it.

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Originally Posted by TrevorW View Post
Copy cat nah way better than mine
No I liked your composition fitting in M4 too, was great

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Originally Posted by Retrograde View Post
Very nice close-up, Mike!

Great contrast between the blue-white of Alniyat and the magenta of the nebula.
That's exactly why I chose it as a target Pete

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Originally Posted by AstroJason View Post
That's beautiful Mike. Having over 1000mm focal length must be really handy for framing your targets. Makes your images more unique when you have that extra reach. Nice colour contrast with blue Sigma Scorpi and the red/pink nebula!
Thanks Jason Yeah 1120mm FL is not that long but luckily the 3.6 micron pixels provide a nice fine image scale of 0.68"/pix

Mike
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