I thought while it is crappy weather I would have another go at sqeezing every bit of detail possible out of the Sombero Galaxy image I did earlier this year and also see if I could see
inside the galaxy.
I first resized the cropped version of the image 4X and then worked on the enlarged files with decon and unsharp masking layers then blended all the versions together ...maybe pushing the envelope here a bit as far as processing goes and there is a delicate point of deminishing returns that must be avoided but I am pretty surprised at the level of detail this 6" scope can reveal at just 1300mm FL if you push her. The galaxy has a noticable depressed bowl shape like a crater with the outer disc inside rim dust lanes now clearly passing behind the galaxy core and there is a clear, almost raised, inner ring around the core as well
Try sitting back from your screen just a tad to view this one..?
Deep Inside the Sombrero
and yep the detail is real - here is the same image compared to Hubble
Hubble vs Starfire (and the original full frame versions are
here)
Passes the time
Mike