[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Wow! That's terrific Peter! Sharp as. I'd be stoked with one like this. All those subs paid off.

Thanks Marc. I'm usually too impatient to spend so long on a single object however with the full moon and my limited horizon here I didn't have many choices this weekend.

Originally Posted by ozstronomer

Peter

Great shot, that shows fine detail and very sharp... great work

Thanks Geoff. I've spent a lot of time (and cash) on getting that flexure under control and everything was behaving well this weekend. It would be nice to have it permanently set up in an obs so things were more reproducable.

Originally Posted by renormalised

Very fine detail in that shot. Nicely done, Peter

Thanks Carl.

Originally Posted by h0ughy

nice work Peter - though with that amount of data i would have thought the image would have been slightly brighter. It is a great image and very subtle in its detail and finesse

Cheers Dave. I'll have to see if it can take more stretching however I normally stop when the background noise starts showing up. It was taken under a full moon from the city so the S:N ratio suffered a bit.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

I think you've got some nice data there Peter and, from what I can see, some good detail! With a bit more stretching you'll have a corker of an image!

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks Marcus. I tend to hold back when the background noise starts looking noticable. Do you suggest stretching the entire image or use some form of layer masking?

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Very nice. Been noticing your images are very sharp, nice tight stars lately. Looks like the time spent on this one is worth it, too.

Thanks Troy. The conditions were quite good this weekend - quite a change on what we have had for the past 18 months. No dew on the primary certainly makes a huge difference.

Originally Posted by RickS

Very nice, Peter! Are you taking subs from the city?

Thanks Rick - yes from Ashgrove.

Originally Posted by oosh

Looks great Peter, the huge exposure times look worth it.

Cheers Jason. It certainly makes it easier to process when you have a lot of longer subs to play with.