This is a lovely galaxy and one I think can be hard to get accurate colour to.
You've done a great job I think with the amount of time spent on it.
I only looked at the 100% crop.
Yes, the lovely astrograph you're expecting will do wonders to these smaller gals... for sure!
Mmmm, sounds like a booze cruise Mike
... takes me back when I lived on the Goldie in '81 as a 19 yo... our cruise was supposed to go right up to almost Moreton Bay, it was for The Golden girs (bikini models)we only got a few K's up from Labrador docks, the captain locked himself in the cabin and turned the boat around due to people having... mmm... toooo much fun
I won't elaborate
they were the days
With all your social commitments, great you even got out to your site.
All the best
Rich