Quick and dirty Omega Centauri

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

I've had this data laying around for a while and I thought I might as well post it.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc5139_STXL6303.htm

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

A few stars there huh..?

[RickS (Rick)]

Looks very crisp and detailed, Steve. A minor nit is that the larger blue stars look a bit flat.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by RickS

Looks very crisp and detailed, Steve. A minor nit is that the larger blue stars look a bit flat.

Cheers,
Rick.

Thanks Rick. Point taken about the stars. They were blooming a bit and my efforts at repairing the bloom probably could have been better.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

A few stars there huh..?

Yeah just a few. Personally as globulars go I like 47 Tuc better.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

My goodness, you can just dive right in there. Nicely resolved.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

My goodness, you can just dive right in there. Nicely resolved.

Thanks Jeanette

[atalas]

Very well resolved Steve, and the stars don't get any tighter!well done.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by atalas

Very well resolved Steve, and the stars don't get any tighter!well done.

Thanks Louie

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Thought this could handle a bit more stretching so I uploaded a new version. Hope I didn't over cook it.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/ngc5139_STXL6303.htm

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

Lovely image, Steve. As others have said, the stars are pin-points, even in the stretched version which brings out yet more of them in the outer fringes.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Great separation in the core. You've got all those blue tiny stars too. Top shot.

[Dennis]

I’m up to 1,000,000 stars and still counting Steve – gorgeous image.

Cheers

Dennis

[gregbradley]

At the Malins, David critiqued Peter Ward's Omega and said there were a lot of blue stars in Omega. He blurred the overall image to show the colour hue and showed his version of Omega where he had adjusted Peters. It was more blue.

This matches my experience mostly imaging this object with AP refractors where the colour tends to come out more bluish than overall yellowish.

Great resolution and you spent a lot of time exposure time on it which is good to see.

Greg.

[topheart]

Very interesting Greg.
Great Shot Steve!
Regards,
Tim

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

At the Malins, David critiqued Peter Ward's Omega and said there were a lot of blue stars in Omega. He blurred the overall image to show the colour hue and showed his version of Omega where he had adjusted Peters. It was more blue.

This matches my experience mostly imaging this object with AP refractors where the colour tends to come out more bluish than overall yellowish.

Great resolution and you spent a lot of time exposure time on it which is good to see.

Greg.

Thanks Greg. I still think my colour balance needs a little work. Doing that now.

Originally Posted by Dennis

I’m up to 1,000,000 stars and still counting Steve – gorgeous image.

Cheers

Dennis

Thanks Dennis. Glad you liked it.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Great separation in the core. You've got all those blue tiny stars too. Top shot.

Thanks Marc

Originally Posted by Placidus

Lovely image, Steve. As others have said, the stars are pin-points, even in the stretched version which brings out yet more of them in the outer fringes.

Thanks M&T. The AO-X really helps.

[Atmos (Colin)]

That is wonderfully resolved Steve! There really are a lot of blue dots in Omega Cent, its when you look at a HR diagram of this glob that you get an understanding as to why

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

That is wonderfully resolved Steve! There really are a lot of blue dots in Omega Cent, its when you look at a HR diagram of this glob that you get an understanding as to why

Thanks Colin. It turned out well when you consider I almost forgot I had the data.

[Atmos (Colin)]

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Thanks Colin. It turned out well when you consider I almost forgot I had the data.

Almost forgot... Blasphemy!

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

Almost forgot... Blasphemy!

Nope - age