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18-05-2009, 09:50 AM
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Galaxy hitchhiking guide
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The middle.....
Just in case you missed it or were wondering what the middle of our home galaxy looks like, Rob Gendler has recently released this absolute corker of a shot...FSQ106 and STL11000 sited at Pingelly in WA.
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/MWCenter.html
quoting Rob,
Tthe mosaic covers about 25 by 18 degrees of sky. The file is 25,962 X 17,294 pixels (1.25 GB). The subs ranged from 20 to 30 minutes per channel.
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18-05-2009, 09:56 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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oh my, that has to be the most stunning milky way image i've ever seen.
Incredible! Unbelievable. Breathtaking.
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18-05-2009, 10:09 AM
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Thanks for the heads-up on this one Peter, it's absolutely stunning !!!
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18-05-2009, 10:18 AM
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Canis Minor
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Beyond words.
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18-05-2009, 10:26 AM
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wow simply stunning
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18-05-2009, 10:33 AM
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Hehe, funny you link to that. I was looking at that just yesterday, swimming around, and then saw that it was a 60-panel mosaic. My jaw is still on the floor.
Regards,
Humayun
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18-05-2009, 10:56 AM
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Tis an excellent shot, saw this on the SBIG yahoo news group a few days ago, forgot all about it. Rob certainly does take cracking images.
Dave
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18-05-2009, 11:07 AM
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18-05-2009, 11:28 AM
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ze frogginator
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That's an amazing photo. Can't even tell where the seams are. Must have taken quite a while to put together.
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18-05-2009, 12:54 PM
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My optic nerves just exploded from all detail they were attempting to take in one sitting of pure visual ecstasy...
...then my brain exploded when I attempted to appreciate the time, effort, and skill to put all that together...
... then my body exploded when I was typing the world's longest string of adjectives to describe in words how great this image was...
Signed,
Troy's index finger bouncing up and down on the keyboard, formerly attached to his pre-exploded body, trying to fulfill his final wish to post this message. His life was complete having seen this image. Thankyou Mr Gendler.
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18-05-2009, 12:56 PM
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Lost in Namibia
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Beautifull!
Cheers Petra d.
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18-05-2009, 01:59 PM
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Magnificent
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18-05-2009, 05:11 PM
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Phil H
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Wow great stuff. Well done Peter
Phil
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18-05-2009, 05:42 PM
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Bust Duster
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil
Wow great stuff. Well done Peter
Phil
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Not Peter's image, he provided the link. The mosaic was done by Rob Gendler. I wouldn't normally chime in like that, but the image is so fantastic I wanted to make sure Rob gets all the credit he deserves. Peter does attribute it correctly in his original post.
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18-05-2009, 07:23 PM
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Star-Fishing
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Once again the images presented in this forum provide a diversity equal to the objects themselves. I would probably never have come across this gem otherwise .. Thanks Pete .. One awe inspiring look at our small spot in the blackness.
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18-05-2009, 08:35 PM
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60 hours on a hire scope, how much would that cost?
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18-05-2009, 08:47 PM
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Old Man Yells at Cloud
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Very very nice!!
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
...sited at Pingelly in WA.
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Hey thats where I go... not as often as I would like though 
Thanks for linking to this Peter, never would have seen it otherwise 
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18-05-2009, 09:11 PM
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Magnificent
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18-05-2009, 09:53 PM
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Galaxy hitchhiking guide
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KenGee
60 hours on a hire scope, how much would that cost?
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 I have a sneaking suspicion, Rob (being a Radiologist in the USA) doesn't have a problem with that....
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19-05-2009, 01:00 AM
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Barb and David
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Breathtaking !!! Another Rob Gendler masterpiece
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