[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

A very nice image, Marcus!

Thank you Laurie

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Really nicely done Marcus.

Love the colours, detail and wonderful stars. You get so much detail from your rig. I have some hours of this one I am accumulating. Not there yet, still accumulating.

Greg.

Cheers Greg! Look forward to seeing your rendition! I was pleasantly surprised just how much blue signal there was - it's a very photogenic galaxy - albeit a bit small.

Originally Posted by Octane

Marcus,

Wow, that's a stunner -- such beautiful detail in the dust lanes.

Makes me want that refractor...

H

Thanks Humi! Take a number! The TOA is an exquisite scope and when the seeing is good she shines!

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

That's a lovely image Marcus; good details and very nice colour processing. It has quite a "realistic" feel to it. I'll have to add this to my to-do list (which is growing rapidly thanks to the rotten weather we've been having).

Thanks a lot David! It's always a challenge to make an image pop without going fluro. I was hoping I'd achieved this. You'll probably have to hurry to give it a go this year - I only gathered the RGB by the skin of my teeth (to image at a respectable altitude).

Originally Posted by LewisM

Just look at how many background GX there are in that picture! I lost count.

Cheers Lewis - that's one of the nice by products of galaxy imaging - there are invariably other more subtle little gems in the frame.

Originally Posted by RickS

Really lovely, Marcus! An excellent image of an interesting object.

Cheers Rick. I just need a bit more focal length now!

Originally Posted by RobF

Choke! That's stunning. What else can I say.
Not really familiar with this one, which makes it even more enjoyeable. Hmm, off to read up more....

Thanks Rob - it was Martin Pugh's rendition that put it on my target list.

Originally Posted by RB

Wow Marcus, how beautiful is that!

I must get around to taking my TOA out of the box on of these days.

Thanks Andrew! But oh dear - shame on you - a TOA in a box! You're as bad as Peter Ward - a 14.25" RCOS in a box!

Originally Posted by cventer

Wow. Thats gorgeous. Well done I have not seen this one before. Amazing detail.

Thanks Chris

Originally Posted by cybereye

Marcus,

This image took me on a galactic journey! I really had a sense of travelling towards this galaxy with the other galaxies off in the distance like sign posts!

Wonderful!

Cheers,
Mario

Hi Mario - thanks for that! I like the way you think