Massive stellar halo around NGC 253

[multiweb (Marc)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

There is also an interesting s-bend looking feature at lower left!

Could be you have discovered a new neb..or might be an instrument artifact.

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[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

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What??? Nooooooooooooooo dang I really thought it was an undiscovered Barnard Polynomial Nebula

He he

[avandonk]

It has just been brought to my attention that the bread could be the 'magic' bit. In a very private email the distribution of water in the bread could lead to differential toasting. Is this miracle as good as 'the parting of the waters' from Biblical times but at a smaller scale.

Only an idiot would believe this nonsense!

We all know that all bits of toast have pictures of boobies. I even see them in Rorschach test images.

Bert

[Ross G]

An impressive photo Mike.

Doing something new or different always draws criticism, but hey......someone has to have the guts to lead!

Great capture.

Ross.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

An impressive photo Mike.

Doing something new or different always draws criticism, but hey......someone has to have the guts to lead!

Great capture.

Ross.

Cheers Ross, all good

Mike
and I have a fair gut these days too

[Peter Ward]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Hey I was having a lend of you in my replies last night, you do put up a large target ...........

Sigh...can't wait for your reply

Mike

Wasn't taking the piss at all Mike....

....I was simply curious in seeing how far out that halo really went.

....hence after I stretched the proverbial out of the data.....which is no reflection/critique on what you uploaded...thought:

1) bit of vignetting....big deal, still a great image.

2) s-shaped structure.... humm never seen that before...real or artifact?

So I asked the question.

If it had been real, you would not be the first amateur wielding a CCD to discover a nebula.

I was also going to bet on Green Moon in today's Melbourne Cup. Bugger.

[Peter Ward]

On polynomials:

MaxIm CCD has a cute background flattening routine, that lets you click on some background data point, then does a polynomial fit to flatten the field, based on that data. (not dis-similar to the PEC fit function with PME/PMX mounts)

Suffice to say: it doesn't always get it right.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Wasn't taking the piss at all Mike....

....I was simply curious in seeing how far out that halo really went.

....hence after I stretched the proverbial out of the data.....which is no reflection/critique on what you uploaded...thought:

1) bit of vignetting....big deal, still a great image.

2) s-shaped structure.... humm never seen that before...real or artifact?

So I asked the question.

If it had been real, you would not be the first amateur wielding a CCD to discover a nebula.

I was also going to bet on Green Moon in today's Melbourne Cup. Bugger.

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

On polynomials:

MaxIm CCD has a cute background flattening routine, that lets you click on some background data point, then does a polynomial fit to flatten the field, based on that data. (not dis-similar to the PEC fit function with PME/PMX mounts)

Suffice to say: it doesn't always get it right.

Ah huh.... ok, well I'm glad that's settled then....

[Fabiomax (Fabiomassimo)]

Hi Mike,

Wow, what a stuff! but then you have discovered a new halo around the 253? I've never seen a photograph of this alone! Congratulations !
Fabiomax