How Deep can you Go?

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Ok I'm impatient I know, should wait until it is finished I know ....Sooo, this is a work in progress but the conditions were so good last night I just had to have a peek at how I am going so I combined all 4.5hrs of Lum collected so far and had a look at how deep I am penetrating. The only other deep image of the area I could find is a tiny field from 2hrs of UK SChmidt data, amplified and enhanced by David Malin.... sooo I did a compariosn

Galaxy Deep Field in Southern Virgo (a little piece of anyway ) Who needs a 1.3m F2.5 Schmidt anyway...?

Weather is looking good so I hope to grab the colour on Friday night

Mike

[h0ughy (David)]

OMG you have more fairy dust and detail

[DavidU (Dave)]

What Dave said x 2

[peter_4059 (Peter)]

Pretty amazing Mike - I'm interested to know how deep that is. How do you measure "deep"?

[el_draco (Rom)]

Isn't it amazing what we can do!!!

[allan gould]

Not good enough Mike. There is no satellite trail in yours, please rectify.

[rmuhlack (Richard)]

just WOW

[Nico13 (Ken)]

Originally Posted by el_draco

Isn't it amazing what we can do!!!

Yep, also amazed at what this backyard Astronomy pops up and in particular from our better image makers like Mike.

So that's a pretty cool shot so far Mike looking forward to the colour version.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

He he thanks for having a geek.. geeks

After sitting out there all night (well, in and out watching telly) and watching some of the subs come down, I just haaaad to have an initial play with the data

Actually Alan, I do like satellite trails in images, for exactly that reason - there are so many in Davids deep images, it was just a given in the old days

Mike

[ChrisM]

Looking very promising Mike.
Chris

[LewisM]

GAWD STRUTH!!! Pickle me grandmother mate!

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Wow! That's superb, Mike!

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Deeper than a hole that I have ever dug... Great works, superb image.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Impressive indeed Mike!

Cheers

Steve

[cybereye (Mario)]

Wow, that's fantastic! (...although you could have taken the time and effort to line up your vanes in the same direction ...only joking!!!)

[alpal]

Hi Mike,
what are the technical reasons why your image is better?

[andyc (Andy)]

Once upon a time I spent a couple of weeks marking satellite trails on UK Schmidt plates in Edinburgh over a light table. Superb fun for me, getting to freely explore those plates in detail, and not really the intended 'work' experience. But I'd not have believed that amateurs could ever match the depth and quality of imagery. It looks like you have done just that. Truly awesome imaging there Mike!

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

Just brilliant Mike, that big colour version is certainly anticipated now

[gregbradley]

Fantastic Mike.

Great work.

Greg.

[alexandre (Alexandre)]

Very good , Mike !!
It's very amazing détails !!

@lex