[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

mike mike mike mike mike!!!!! out with the dyson!!

all those galaxies unreal

Ah Houghy, luv ya mate, you my wittle brother

Originally Posted by alan meehan

Lovely Mike
Southern Virgo so much detail looks like you have enjoyed the nine hrs worth
AL

Yes finally getting good conditions was fabulous, I knew from the subs as they came down (no high clouds, free of wind and in half decent seeing) it was going to work

Originally Posted by Larryp

Wow! That IS nice, Mike!

Cheers Lazza

Originally Posted by whzzz28

Brilliant.

The dust channels really make the image!

They were one of the main things I was after, I knew they were there thanks to Malins image

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

Super image Mike! Nice and deep and heaps of galaxies - well done!

Cheers Dave, since I've had the scope I have waited patiently to have her in good conditions at a dark location...it's like a whole new girlfriend

Originally Posted by ChrisM

Mike, that is a great result and well worth your effort. I agree that the wispy clouds add something to the image.

Have you worked out how deep you've gone?
Chris

Cheers Chris, nup, no idea but as far as the extended faint features go I recon preeeetty deep

Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman

Mike!!

An excellent capture of the unique NGC 5084, which doesn't really look like any spiral galaxy that we are used to seeing!!

Remarkable that such a strange galaxy has had very little attention from professional astronomers.

There is evidence here of multiple planar structures and multiple disks within a single galaxy, at different spatial scales (disks of various sizes) and at several different position angles!

cheers,
Robert

I would be very curious to know what N5084 looks like when your image is displayed at maximum contrast.

Cheers Robert and interesting feedback too thanks. There is a high contrast negative version HERE that I did to showcase the extent of the galactic cirrus and you can see NGC 5084 in that. I also tried stretching and seriously increasing the contrast to look for any faint tidal streams but I couldn't find anything definite .

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

Hmmm, wouldn't want to lend me your scope .

Just love these deep galaxy fields Mike!

Do you see the galactic sirrus in the individual subs, or just in the final image?

Cheers,

Justin.

Thanks Justin, suuuure you can have my scope.....if you can beat me in a good old fashioned arm wrestle . Yes, the cirrus is indeed visible in a single 5min sub but it is very hard to make out as it blends in with the the noise - a good example of why taking many subs works wonders

Originally Posted by multiweb

Great view. So many different structures and colors in the faint fuzzies. Worth a full size print for the poolroom I reckon.

I agree, might try that...need to get a pool table first though

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Oh yes! .... Oooohhhh yeeeessss!! Gorgeous Mike!

Make it pop a bit more though mate - move the black point up - histogram is too gappy at the black end.

Cheers, Marcus

Cheers Marcus and you may be right (again ) but I didn't want to remove anything from those reeeeally faint areas of Cirrus (the stuff is everywhere, even in the apparently dark patches!) which happens when the contrast is lifted, so I left the levels where they are...perhaps I am just being anal

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Superb Mike. Congrats on a super image.

Greg.

Thanks Greg, It is fields such as this that I was always seeing in my mind over the nearly 5 (sometimes painful ) years I tried to get my hands on such a (working! ) OTA

Originally Posted by RB

Stunning Mike !

Cheers Zorba

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

A cool field of view Mike. Very smooth image with a nice view to the varying distances of galaxies here. The two close ones and then galaxies of further and further distances. The two galaxies in the foreground are so different looking this provides an interesting look to the image. I like the galactic cirrus that is visible looking like very faint smoke in the view I have. Only thing I would change is the slight magenta cast to the background. However this is still a very nice image, but not as nice as this one you did not long ago. That is in my opinion the best galaxy field you have produced to date. Certainly closely followed by this one.

Great appraisal Paul cheers and I agree about the layers of galaxies (see response to Greg above )

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Wheeee!! So many galaxies, so much dust.

You can get out the Hoover JJJ..?

Originally Posted by cybereye

Bravo, Bravo and one more Bravo!!! That image deserves a standing ovation so I'm standing while I type this!!

Cheers,
Mario

Well, Grazie Mille Mario