Excellent image of M51

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Found this while trolling the web, done with a 24" scope located in Crete Greece, during excellent seeing, in May this year:

http://www.capella-observatory.com/I...1Secondary.htm

Seeing and focus are jut so important for the icing on the cake... of course aperture helps too .

Mike

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

It's worth checking out the "high resolved image" version, the detail in the core is mighty fine!

http://www.capella-observatory.com/i.../M51SekBig.jpg

Rus Croman's image is pretty good too but it was only taken with a 20" :

http://www.rc-astro.com/photo/id1016_big.html

Mike

[Hagar (Doug)]

WOW, The intricate detail and 3D appearance is magnificent on all these images. I wish I wish I wish..

[AlexN]

If I ever win lotto... You know what Im going to be buying!

[Alchemy (Clive)]

SHEEEEEZZZZZZ not to shabby hey.

just goes to show its a money game. the more you spend the better you get. (could there be a touch of jealousy there...... )

clive

[multiweb (Marc)]

Wow! Crazy picture. So sharp. Best I've seen on the object. Even the little galaxies poping out in the background have fully resolved cores and spiral arms.

[alan meehan (Alan)]

the best 3d apperance i have seen of this galaxy ,almost like you can seeit spinning _wow

[Smirnoff]

damn, that's hubble quality

[AlexN]

I compared it to the hubble shot... the hubble shot is more green than blue, and shows more of the Ha regions... but overall, if you look at them both at the same scale on the monitor, they are pretty similar in overall detail...

(The hubble one however can be zoomed in so on my 52" screen I can only see the central core, and stellar resolution is INTENSE!!!)

[Matty P (Matt)]

Wow... That is definitely a wonderful image. So much detail and it looks so 3D.

Amazing.