[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Great shot, Greg. Love 5101 and the dust lane on 5078...looks a little like a very "squashed and stretched" Cen A!!!

Its an interesting galaxy. Worthy of a closeup by itself. I've imaged it by itself before but want to do another one with the CDK17.

Originally Posted by bokglob

Really like this Greg, deep and timeless. Colours are also superb. Most inspirational!

Thank very much. The conditions were absoutely superb. Seeing at my site in the cold months can be amazingly good.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Wow Greg! What a great shot. Excellent processing too.

Thanks Marc. Processing is always a bit tricky to get the exact final result. Only thing I would change is shorter subs to control the bright stars. I think I will shift to 5 minute subs with this chip.

Originally Posted by RobF

Crikey you're on fire lately Greg! Leave some photons for the rest of us!
Another corker of an image - great detail and subtle colours and processing. Congrats on another keeper.

Hehe Rob. I've had a good run haven't I? I was stoked to get perfect round stars at my dark site using the MMOAG guider. Its rejuvenated using that scope for me.

Originally Posted by Ross G

Wow Greg...

What an amazing photo!....both technically and artistically.


Thank you again.


Ross.

Cheers Ross. I am glad you like it.

Originally Posted by telemarker

Excuse me while I just pick my jaw up off the floor. Just one word, beautiful.

Regards
Keith

Thanks Keith. Its nice to know the hard work produces a good effect.

Originally Posted by CoolhandJo

I feel like I am on a starship when I look at this shot! Wonderful!

When all the conditions are right it is much like a window out of a spaceship looking at the objects closer up.

Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman

That was a good observation by Mr "Renormalised" that
NGC 5078 resembles a squashed version of NGC 5128.

Both galaxies do contain a very prominent bulge or spheroidal component and both galaxies also contain a relatively small disk component (that is, a circular and planar component).
In the case of NGC5128, the inferred three-dimensional structure of its dust lane has proved that this disk component is actually a barred-spiral type of structure that is made of dust & interstellar gas & stars..... and that this approximately planar structure slices straight through the middle of the elliptical component.

However, the disk/planar component of NGC 5128 aligns exactly with its minor axis (the short axis of the ellipsoidal component), which is the usual case for dust-lane elliptical galaxies.
In contrast, NGC 5078, which is probably an type S0 galaxy, (or, alternatively, the "fence-sitting" S0/a galaxy type which is between an S0 galaxy and an Sa galaxy), has a disk component that aligns with its major axis (Long axis).

In both galaxies, the dust structures are not yet settled, and both galaxies have primary large-scale dust lanes that show strong evidence of bending or tilting (non-planar structures).

cheers,
madbadgalaxyman

Thanks for the info. I see you are really into galaxies. That's good as you are a good source of education here.

Originally Posted by atalas

Nice work Greg!

Thanks Louie. And thanks for your tutorials. The inverted masks weren't in my routines but are now and are very handy at times.

Originally Posted by h0ughy

bugger - thought i was the first to get this one - then Was outclassed by Allan, then you come along with this shot - WOW!

Also Rich did an awesome one. That's what got me to do it. I wasn't aware these 2 galaxies were in the same field of view until I saw his image.

Greg.