The Mighty Centaurus A - Page 2

strongmanmike (Michael) · #21 28-05-2015, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rod771

Looks pretty good, Mike!

Always fun to go over previous targets with new gear. Now, you've got 7 years to buy another rig.

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Originally Posted by Retrograde

Amazing!

Thanks guys...and I like yer thinking Rod

Mike

SimmoW (SIMON) · #22 28-05-2015, 07:52 PM

ouch, my eyes! it's so sharp and 3D, I cut 'em. Great one Mike

Eden (Brett) · #23 28-05-2015, 07:55 PM

Another splendid image from you, Mike. Excellent colour and nice core details!

strongmanmike (Michael) · #24 28-05-2015, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SimmoW

ouch, my eyes! it's so sharp and 3D, I cut 'em. Great one Mike

Well, cutting someones eyes huh?...sorry

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Originally Posted by Eden

Another splendid image from you, Mike. Excellent colour and nice core details!

Thnaks a lot..?..Adam?..

Mike

astronobob (Bob) · #25 28-05-2015, 11:41 PM

Thats some awesome resolution Mike, specially for the F/L ..
Grouse to look at indeed

Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi) · #26 29-05-2015, 05:24 AM

Wonderful Mike ... great color !!!

All the best,
Leo

LewisM · #27 29-05-2015, 07:58 AM

Beautiful Mike....but...it needs the jets (http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/go...ack-holes-with)

OK, enuf naff teasing.

strongmanmike (Michael) · #28 29-05-2015, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by astronobob

Thats some awesome resolution Mike, specially for the F/L ..
Grouse to look at indeed

Cheers Bob, yes 0.83"/pix, some reasonable seeing and good guiding and voila!

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Originally Posted by Leonardo70

Wonderful Mike ... great color !!!

All the best,
Leo

Grazie Leo, the colour was just for you

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Originally Posted by LewisM

Beautiful Mike....but...it needs the jets (http://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/go...ack-holes-with)

OK, enuf naff teasing.

Wadda ya meeean??, there are jets in there....now you want more jets, MORE jets, sheesh everyone want's jets

SkyViking (Rolf) · #29 29-05-2015, 10:57 AM

A super image Mike, and some great detail even with the relatively short integration time.
The blue giant stars really stand out on either side of the dust lane and the inner part of the jet is already prominent, nice!
And no, Centaurus A never gets boring - it is such a fantastic galaxy.

strongmanmike (Michael) · #30 29-05-2015, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyViking

And no, Centaurus A never gets boring - it is such a fantastic galaxy.

Yep, so between us we have now spent 145.5 hrs on it

Can't wait for 2022 for my next crack...when will you do it again?

Ahhh Cen A...

...miss you already....

Mike

SkyViking (Rolf) · #31 29-05-2015, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yep, so between us we have now spent 145.5 hrs on it

And what's 145.5 hours these days...
- actually, that is less than what I've gathered so far for my next mega-adventure (seriously!)

strongmanmike (Michael) · #32 29-05-2015, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyViking

And what's 145.5 hours these days...
- actually, that is less than what I've gathered so far for my next mega-adventure (seriously!)

.....of course you have

.....

Perhaps it is a disease....or addiction

Atmos (Colin) · #33 29-05-2015, 08:08 PM

Looks like i have something to strive for in the future! Fantastic image of Centaurus A, very jealous.

multiweb (Marc) · #34 29-05-2015, 09:17 PM

Very nice wide field. Great image scale.

Ross G · #35 29-05-2015, 09:25 PM

A great looking Centaurus A closeup Mike.

Very sharp and so much detail.

I love the smooth tones.

Ross.

strongmanmike (Michael) · #36 30-05-2015, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Atmos

Looks like i have something to strive for in the future! Fantastic image of Centaurus A, very jealous.

Well, Centaurus A is a great object to develope your skills on, keeping the brightness range in balance and getting the halo the right colour and looking natural is not as easy as it might seem

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Very nice wide field. Great image scale.

Not sure it is very wide field

but cheers Marc

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Originally Posted by Ross G

A great looking Centaurus A closeup Mike.

Very sharp and so much detail.

I love the smooth tones.

Ross.

Thanks Ross

Mike

cometcatcher (Kevin) · #37 31-05-2015, 11:30 PM

I can see lots of itty bitty galaxies in the background. The foreground object is nice too.

strongmanmike (Michael) · #38 01-06-2015, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by cometcatcher

I can see lots of itty bitty galaxies in the background. The foreground object is nice too.

Cheers Kevin, yeah there are quite a few in there huh? Thanks for taking the time to surf the image

Mike

andyc (Andy) · #39 02-06-2015, 09:44 AM

Great image Mike, another spectacular one from the (K)Nights of Sidonio

(I have to thank my wife for the reference, she thought of Muse when she heard your name, one of my favourite tracks too).

Though I wonder if it might be a while before you'll be processing Cen A again, you must almost be sick of the sight of it!

Rolf, how many hours? ... you may need professional help

strongmanmike (Michael) · #40 02-06-2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by andyc

Great image Mike, another spectacular one from the (K)Nights of Sidonio

(I have to thank my wife for the reference, she thought of Muse when she heard your name, one of my favourite tracks too).

Though I wonder if it might be a while before you'll be processing Cen A again, you must almost be sick of the sight of it!

Rolf, how many hours? ... you may need professional help

Cool (and funny) video clip that Andy

Well, I figured 7 years was enough time away from my baby, I was sure she was missing me

Yes, Rolf has an addiction

...his results are always mighty fine though

Mike