Ngc4945

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Took this one early last night. 28x5min subs through the QHY8/10". I'm quite pleased with how it worked out. Comments welcome!

[multiweb (Marc)]

Terrific shot Peter! 10/10

[ozstronomer (Geoff)]

Great shot Pete, that's shows plenty of detail and an extra galaxy to boot

[h0ughy (David)]

wow those two smaller galaxies are nicely resolved? nice work Peter

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Awesome stuff Peter!

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Thanks Marc, Geoff and David. It's great to finally have some clear nights up here. Hope the weather cooperates for astrofest.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Thanks JJJ. How many sleeps to go now? I must book some leave!

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Mate, that's an absolute cracker! Sharp as, and some good faint fuzzies to wander around in. And the composition is really appealing too.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

That's a beauty! Lovely colours and a composition you don't see often with NGC 4945. The only thing I would do is get more data because it does look a bit noisy.

Cheers

Steve

[irwjager (Ivo)]

Love it!

[alan meehan (Alan)]

Nice shot Peter well done ,the stars look sharp
AL

[DavidU (Dave)]

That's a corker Pete ! Well done

[renormalised (Carl)]

Nice shot, Pete...keep at it

[astroron (Ron)]

One of the best images I havee seen of NGC4945
Love it
Cheers

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Originally Posted by troypiggo

Mate, that's an absolute cracker! Sharp as, and some good faint fuzzies to wander around in. And the composition is really appealing too.

Cheers Troy. I put a bit of thought into the positioning this time rather than just centering it in the FOV.

Originally Posted by Stevec35

That's a beauty! Lovely colours and a composition you don't see often with NGC 4945. The only thing I would do is get more data because it does look a bit noisy.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve. I got as many subs as I could without the scope crashing into the tripod leg. Faced with a meridian flip and the prospect of trying to reframe it in the right position I decided enough was enough.

Originally Posted by irwjager

Love it!

Thanks Ivo.

Originally Posted by alan meehan

Nice shot Peter well done ,the stars look sharp
AL

Cheers Alan. I've just about got the flexure under control now so don't get much drift in a 5 min sub. The guiding has been a bit hit and miss but it was behaving early in the evening. I really need to have a play with the PHD settings some time.

Originally Posted by DavidU

That's a corker Pete ! Well done

Thanks David.

Originally Posted by renormalised

Nice shot, Pete...keep at it

Thanks Carl.

Originally Posted by astroron

One of the best images I havee seen of NGC4945
Love it
Cheers

Cheers Ron.

[RobF (Rob)]

Yep, that's a beauty alright. Wonderful detail coming through.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Thanks Rob. You never know what you are going to get with this game. It's nice to get a reasonable image for a change.

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Cheers Troy. I put a bit of thought into the positioning this time rather than just centering it in the FOV....

The results certainly show that it's worth it, hey.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice Peter, Maybe a little red but great detail , focus and guiding.
Well done as usual.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Thanks Doug. It's good to know it isn't suffering from my usual colour balance preference (too green).