Not totally happy with this one but I think it's an acceptable shot. Some of the colour was taken under a first quarter moon so I had lots of trouble with gradients. It's a nice galaxy with plenty of detail and lots of faint fuzzies in the field.
I quite like that Steve. Perhaps not very bright and lacking in a bit of colour saturation like you mentioned from the moon and could do with some more exposure but the details are good and its a not often imaged galaxy. The sharpness and detail is there.
I would be pleased with this one if it was my image Steve.
Regards
Steven
Thanks for the encouragement Steven
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
I quite like that Steve. Perhaps not very bright and lacking in a bit of colour saturation like you mentioned from the moon and could do with some more exposure but the details are good and its a not often imaged galaxy. The sharpness and detail is there.
Greg.
Thanks Greg. Actually the reason I was a bit unhappy with it was that a previous image taken with the 32cm RCOS seemed sharper but I suppose the conditions could have been better then.
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Originally Posted by blink138
that is very nice steve............. looks like those vertical dust lines in this galaxy similar to mike s' shot of the core of 253?
pat
Thanks Pat. Both NGC 253 and NGC 1808 are starburst galaxies so the structure is probably similar.
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Originally Posted by alpal
Hi Steve,
that's fantastic.
I know how difficult this galaxy is after trying to take it myself.
I think I'll delete my flickr photo of it now.
cheers
Allan
Thanks Allan
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Originally Posted by ghsmith45
Very unusual galaxy Steve. Your shot shows a lot of detail in the inner regions. Is that a jet I see coming out of the central region?
Geoff
Thanks Geoff. Could very well be. There are Ha streamers coming from the centre of this galaxy.
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Originally Posted by RickS
That's a very interesting galaxy, Steve, and nicely presented.
Yes, a galaxy worth hammering I recon, some interesting things going on in the centre there, this is a good shot of it though Steve
Mike
Thanks Mike. Was going to go deeper but ran out of time with the moon/weather etc. Deep Ha might be interesting as there are Ha streamers coming from the centre.
Very cool and interesting looking galaxy, and your image of it is nice and detailed. There is a beautiful interacting pair in the background at bottom left too, nice catch Steve!
Very cool and interesting looking galaxy, and your image of it is nice and detailed. There is a beautiful interacting pair in the background at bottom left too, nice catch Steve!
Again showing us the unusual and less imaged.
Don't think I'll try this one though a tad small with the resolution I have.
Cheers,
Justin.
Thanks Justin. I don't know exactly how big your field is but there is another large bright galaxy NGC 1975 and a similar size ESO galaxy all within less than a degree of each other. I don't know if that tempts you.
A really interesting galaxy Steve. The intricate detail in the dust lanes is a great point of interest. Did you gather any Ha data? I wonder if any Ha regions are present.
BTW I really like that interacting galaxy at the lower left with the tail too.
A really interesting galaxy Steve. The intricate detail in the dust lanes is a great point of interest. Did you gather any Ha data? I wonder if any Ha regions are present.
BTW I really like that interacting galaxy at the lower left with the tail too.
Thanks Paul. It is a really nice one. There are two similar sized galaxies less than a degree away so the three would probably make a nice mosaic. There is Ha emission going on there and I will probably try for some Ha if the #$*& weather here ever clears up.
