A Colourful Bubble

[Paul Haese]

Weather considerations aside, this is a nice looking image. I really like the detail Marcus and the colour looks very good. Maybe just a little too much noise in a couple of spots for my personal preference but a nice image all the same. Its been on my list for some time now but I don't think I will ever get it now with the RC being moved into the roll off roof (the target is maybe too low to image it from in there), so I will have to be content with viewing others efforts.

[Andy01 (Andy)]

Wow, that's different - havn't seen that one before!
Looks dreamy - which is to say it's sort of shimmering in and out of focus, like a cinematic focus pull effect - is because of that the seeing conditions?
Terrific bold colours and a great presentation

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by codemonkey

Very nice! I just discovered this one the other day and was hoping to image it myself, alas I think it's going to be behind a nice big gum tree on my neighbour's property by the time I can get to imaging it.

Even my wife liked this one when she saw it, and she usually rolls her eyes and mutters something about "spirally ****" whenever she sees me looking at galaxies.

Thanks Lee! You better be quick, it's pretty close to being gone for the season now anyway.

Glad your wife appreciated my "spirally ****"

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Weather considerations aside, this is a nice looking image. I really like the detail Marcus and the colour looks very good. Maybe just a little too much noise in a couple of spots for my personal preference but a nice image all the same. Its been on my list for some time now but I don't think I will ever get it now with the RC being moved into the roll off roof (the target is maybe too low to image it from in there), so I will have to be content with viewing others efforts.

Thanks Paul! Yes, it needed twice the amount of Lum at least - noise control was a a bit of a challenge. Maybe next year! I tamed the noise as much as I dare, but to do too much would lead to unacceptably large smoothness / sharpness differentials between the high and low signal areas. A bit of noise never hurt anyone anyway!

Originally Posted by Andy01

Wow, that's different - havn't seen that one before!
Looks dreamy - which is to say it's sort of shimmering in and out of focus, like a cinematic focus pull effect - is because of that the seeing conditions?
Terrific bold colours and a great presentation

One too many beers maybe Andy? Glad you liked it though! Seeing was Fair on my local scale of Excellent (1.8 arcsec FWHM), Good, Average, Fair, Poor (3.0 arcsec FWHM) and Hopeless (throw subs away)

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

... Maybe just a little too much noise in a couple of spots for my personal preference ...

I made a couple of subtle adjustments now Paul. See if you notice a difference!

[el_draco (Rom)]

As always... amazing!

[Martin Pugh]

Nice one Marcus.

I think the most striking aspect of this galaxy is the 'light dome' and you've captured it well. The outermost dustlane is very hard to get though.

I did this galaxy using two scopes simultaneously: one here in AUS and my CDK in CA and that outer lane still eluded me.

It is a shame your local weather sucks - you could always relocate it

Good job.

Cheers
Martin

[topheart]

I keep coming back to look at this one Marcus....I think the noise is significantly less now.
Cheers,
Tim

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

A spectacular image Marcus. A clear proof that the 'old school' 11000 sensor rocks when handled skilfully

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by el_draco

As always... amazing!

Thanks very much Rom!

Originally Posted by Martin Pugh

Nice one Marcus.

I think the most striking aspect of this galaxy is the 'light dome' and you've captured it well. The outermost dustlane is very hard to get though.

I did this galaxy using two scopes simultaneously: one here in AUS and my CDK in CA and that outer lane still eluded me.

It is a shame your local weather sucks - you could always relocate it

Good job.

Cheers
Martin

Thanks a lot Martin! Yes, I did check out your gorgeous rendition when looking for reference images. And if the dark skies won't come to me, I'll certainly be going to them - not long now methinks.

Originally Posted by topheart

I keep coming back to look at this one Marcus....I think the noise is significantly less now.
Cheers,
Tim

Much appreciated Tim! I may not be a prolific imager, but it's nice to hear that I hit the mark when I produce one! Glad to hear you noticed the difference in noise level - it was a subtle change.

Originally Posted by Slawomir

A spectacular image Marcus. A clear proof that the 'old school' 11000 sensor rocks when handled skilfully

Thankyou kindly Suavi! Yep the 11000 works well but it would be nice to have a bit more QE and a little less noise!