[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Love the colors and details you've got in that one Greg. Really nice.

Thanks Marc. It turned out better than I thought it would given the "short" exposure time. Funny how we consider 3 hours a short exposure!

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Definitely S shaped, nice colours Greg

Thanks Trev.Its been on my to do list for years.

Originally Posted by richardo

Hi Greg, yes I love this little Gal too.... lots of interesting detail to glean from the interior.
Almost looks as if it is twisting.. if this is possible without other galactic interference??
I think considering your conditions, your perseverance and tenacity has payed off well.
With extra colour and better conditions for your lum, I think this will build from a good image (what you have) to an outstanding one. Definitely worth it with this object!


Just for interests sake, here's a rendition I did in '08
http://www.baytop-observatory.com/cc...gc2442newt.htm

Look forward to the finished version.
All the best
Rich

Gee that's a nice image Rich. How is it that a 10 inch scope outdoes a 17 inch?? I gotta get my CDK17 to my dark site at some point to see what it is really capable of. I'm going to order a tripod for the PME so I can do that.

Originally Posted by renormalised

Nice shot there, Greg. Like Marc said, really nice colours and lots of detail even in that short space of time.

Thanks for that. I guess this is where the 17 inch aperture comes into play. It does capture a lot of light fast. It also shows up the seeing good or bad more than other scopes and it also shows up light pollution, thin cloud etc much more as well.

Greg.