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24-12-2015, 12:58 PM
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There's not many sciences where joe blow can still make a discovery these days.
Thankfully, astronomy is one of them.
Well done and keep up the good work. 
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24-12-2015, 07:41 PM
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Cheers Beren and Ben
Yes, nice when some bloke (no, not David Malin  ) can collect some data form a darkish sky...and discover a galaxy...pretty amazing really, I just got lucky 
Mike
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25-12-2015, 08:28 PM
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Yes, nice when some bloke (no, not David Malin ) can collect some data form a darkish sky...and discover a galaxy...pretty amazing really, I just got lucky
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Yeah, but he told you where to look, didn't he?
C'mon, fess up.
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25-12-2015, 08:36 PM
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Yeah, but he told you where to look, didn't he?
C'mon, fess up.
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Merry Christmas O Philos Mou 
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25-12-2015, 08:56 PM
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You too buddy.
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25-12-2015, 11:46 PM
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Mostly harmless...
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WTG big guy. Very Impressive find.
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26-12-2015, 01:13 PM
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WTG big guy. Very Impressive find. |
Yeah, cheers Rob, I usually only see imaginary animals and such in nebulae, so to see an actual undiscovered galaxy in my image was a nice change
Mike
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27-12-2015, 10:42 PM
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Well done Mike, very, very cool indeed!
Steve
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28-12-2015, 07:28 PM
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Well done Mike, very, very cool indeed!
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Cheers Steve doing an interview about it tomorrow even...so its started.....next comes an agent, the boozey pool parties then the cocaine..ah sigh....  
Mike
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28-12-2015, 08:18 PM
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Wow! Great work and thanks for sharing.
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28-12-2015, 08:30 PM
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Fantastic work Mike and well done.
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28-12-2015, 08:56 PM
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30-12-2015, 02:31 PM
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Wow! Great work and thanks for sharing.
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Fantastic work Mike and well done. |
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Cheers guys
Just did a phone interview with I F'n Love Science 
Mike
Last edited by strongmanmike; 02-01-2016 at 08:43 AM.
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02-01-2016, 09:33 AM
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Here is the IFL Science article, a nice summary
Happy New year...may you year be full of Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies 
Mike
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02-01-2016, 10:26 AM
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Mike,
I'd like to add my congratulations!
Well done.
It reinforces once again that smaller amateur telescopes can do useful scientific work - IF we are diligent in checking all our images and data...
Unfortunately I'm pretty sure over the years that many "discoveries" have slipped though the hands of the amateur who didn't take the time (or care) to check what he/she had recorded.
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02-01-2016, 02:36 PM
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Well done Mike - an absolutely 'stellar' effort - and a great article to boot.
Paul
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02-01-2016, 11:56 PM
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Cheers Ken and Paul.
Ken, I noticed the galaxy in my stretched data at the time and remember thinking, I wonder if that is a small galaxy at NGC 253's distance or a large background galaxy...buuuut just assumed someone already knew...
Mike
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04-01-2016, 12:49 AM
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Well That is just Super Grouse Mike, What a Thrill - what a Find
Your the man !!!
Congratts & well done champ 
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04-01-2016, 11:15 AM
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Just got back from a week of 4WD and camping, (first day back at work, ugh!) to see this great news.
Congratulations.
H
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04-01-2016, 01:05 PM
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Well That is just Super Grouse Mike, What a Thrill - what a Find
Your the man !!!
Congratts & well done champ |
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Originally Posted by Octane
Just got back from a week of 4WD and camping, (first day back at work, ugh!) to see this great news.
Congratulations.
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Cheers boys ...something a bit out of left field I guess and nothing ground breaking but pretty cool non the less.
...and first day back for me to H 
Mike
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