My best Centaurus A galaxy!

[Garyh]

Hi everyone again,
While it has been so cloudy and rainy I have been able to get some processing done and catch up on the other weeks imaging session .
This image was done over 2 nights and I am quiet pleased with the final result.
The seeing could have been better being just average but it was so clear!
Ok image is a stack of 28 images (14 x 6min iso 800) plus (14 x 8 min iso 400)
Data was nice and smooth which let me apply a light deconvolution to it in Pixlnsight LE and even after that there was very little noise to worry about!
This would have to be one of my best galaxy shots to date..
Image is a 100% crop from original.
Comments most welcome...
cheers Gary

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

Nice shot Gary. I can see why you're happy with it.

[leon]

Agreed, you have capture that one very well Gary, I like it.

Leon

[Ric]

A lovely shot Gary, this one has brought up some great detail in the dark dust lane.

Cheers

[iceman (Mike)]

Absolutely stunning - i've been waiting for this one, I knew it'd be a beauty.

Congrats Gary. Just beautiful.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Lovely shot Gary. The longer exposure sure has brought out a lot of detail.

[h0ughy (David)]

wow thats fantastic effort!!! I am green with envy

[Lester]

Great image Gary.

All the images stacked speak for themselves, with such a smooth, detailed, master piece.

Well done.

[iceman (Mike)]

I reckon it's good enough for a 2nd comment, too!

Just beautiful. This is what I aspire to in DSLR imaging.

[EzyStyles (Eric)]

woww gary, very nice cent indeed. smooth and nice colours.

[Escortitis]

Originally Posted by Garyh

This would have to be one of my best galaxy shots to date..

You said it Gary, fantastic, well done!

[Tamtarn]

Fantastic result Gary. The 28 images combined certainly proved to be a winner!

100% crop and the stars are still perfectly round WOW!!

Beautifully done

[Alchemy (Clive)]

yet another wonderful shot,

i went to your website to have a squiz at your gear, as your shots are probably the best 6 inch newt shots ive seen, hoping to see what youve built, the link doesnt work. i notice youre building an 8 inch , any chances of putting up a shot of your stuff, including progress of the 8 inch, and maybee a bit of detail as youre doing it yourself.

cheers clive.

[Garyh]

Originally Posted by [1ponders]

Nice shot Gary. I can see why you're happy with it.

Thanks Paul, much appreciated there.....

Originally Posted by leon

Agreed, you have capture that one very well Gary, I like it.

Leon

Glad you enjoyed looking at it Leon...cheers

Originally Posted by iceman

Absolutely stunning - i've been waiting for this one, I knew it'd be a beauty.

Congrats Gary. Just beautiful.

Thank you Mr Mike..

Originally Posted by peter_4059

Lovely shot Gary. The longer exposure sure has brought out a lot of detail.

Thanks Peter, it is certainly worth the effort and time....

Originally Posted by h0ughy

wow thats fantastic effort!!! I am green with envy

Thanks Huoghy, no need to be too green!....you shall have your little Obs up soon to churn out some great stuff...

Originally Posted by Lester

Great image Gary.

All the images stacked speak for themselves, with such a smooth, detailed, master piece.

Well done.

Thanks Lester...., I put more time and effort into my shots these days, better one nice shot per night than 5 not so good ones.
Thanks again for peeking!

Originally Posted by iceman

I reckon it's good enough for a 2nd comment, too!

Just beautiful. This is what I aspire to in DSLR imaging.

Thanks again Mike! I have noticed how far you have come lately...
IIS is a great place for inspiration thats for sure!

Originally Posted by EzyStyles

woww gary, very nice cent indeed. smooth and nice colours.

Thanks Eric, hope you get your camera issues sorted or we shall all miss your beautiful work...
cheers

Originally Posted by Escortitis

You said it Gary, fantastic, well done!

Thanks George!

Originally Posted by Tamtarn

Fantastic result Gary. The 28 images combined certainly proved to be a winner!

100% crop and the stars are still perfectly round WOW!!

Beautifully done

Thanks Barb and Dave, you two are all too kind...

Originally Posted by Alchemy

yet another wonderful shot,

i went to your website to have a squiz at your gear, as your shots are probably the best 6 inch newt shots ive seen, hoping to see what youve built, the link doesnt work. i notice youre building an 8 inch , any chances of putting up a shot of your stuff, including progress of the 8 inch, and maybee a bit of detail as youre doing it yourself.

cheers clive.

Thanks Clive for those kind comments...
Sorry about the website, only sort of got half finished..Started making a new one at home so hopefully shall be done in the next month..
I don`t have any pics yet of the new scope as its just a pile of pieces at the moment but I do have a few pics of my setup just after a finished my ROR observatory, I have changed it a little since!
Have attached one for you. Might do a new thread in the ATM section when the 8" comes together...
Thanks again guys for all those nice comments..
cheers Gary

[RB (Andrew)]

Gary as everyone else has stated, that's a fantastic image you've taken of Cent A.
Not only with pinpoint stars but also excellent detail and great post processing.
I am continually amazed at the quality you produce with the 300D, just shows what can be achieved given enough exposure and in the right hands.

Well done once again.

Your setup looks awesome too.

[Ric]

That's a great looking setup Gary.

From where that seat is located do you have to duck when slewing.

Cheers

[Prickly]

Hi Gary,

Thats an absolute cracker! Just terrific.

BTW - I'm amazed at the diffraction spikes - they seem really inconspicuous.

Did you do any processessing to do this or is that pretty much how it came out? What scope were you using?

Great work
David

[Inmykombi (Geoff)]

Truly beautiful image.
I found myself unable to take my eyes off it for a while, just looking at all the details you have captured.

Well done.

Geoffro.

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Great setup. Wish I had a ROR obs!

[AlexN]

great image, and a very tidy observatory too.. I'm with rick though, slewing might come pretty close to the old noggin!