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Originally Posted by sheeny
What an interesting cluster!
Very well captured and presented, as we expect too, Mike!
Al.
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Thanks so much Al glad you liked it
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Originally Posted by Tom Davis
Very pretty, nice field.
Tom
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Cheers Tom, hope you didn't mind my critique of your image, making slightly negative comments doesn't mean it isn't any good, it is really still a fantastic image, I disslike only pointing out bad points in what is otherwise a corker of an image, it often seems so shallow
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Originally Posted by iceman
Beautiful image Mike, 1365 looks really nice.
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Hey, glad you liked it Mike, getting the nod from you is like getting praise from your Dad..always means a little more
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Originally Posted by Rodstar
The extent of the spiral arms on 1365 is far greater than one normally sees. Wonderful work Mike.
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Yes, imagin looking at this galaxy through an Orion 50" Dob from Wiruna on a dark cold moonless morning, I recon you'd just about see most of the details captured in this image (in B&W of course)
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Originally Posted by AlexN
Bravo!!
Take big.. err... bandwidth to post images at full res... Luckily for you, there is not a single freckle out of line in your image, and a full res it is superb...
Very nice colour considering relatively short colour exposure times... it has really vivid and deep colour...
Well done mate.. Gotta be happy with that..
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Thanks so much Alex, the PL11002 really is a great camera, it is hard to imagine that the PL16803 will technically be an even better camera

I feel so lucky

. As for short colour exposures, I have never grabbed extensive colour data for my images, the necessity for it is way over rated. I have never understood the necessity for it particularly the percieved need for going bin 2X2 either

. The RGB is very forgiving in my experience. Look at Wolfgang Prompers images he too gathers relatively little colour data and his images are amongst the best in the World

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Originally Posted by spacezebra
All images are stunning Mike. I love Fornax - its hard to steer away from this area once you start observing.
Thank you for posting.
Cheers Petra d.
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Hi Petra, I very happy that this image brought you joy...

...Armen?
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Originally Posted by Garyh
Beaut detail Mike! ex in 1365
Really Love the composition!
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AS I said I have had this field in my sights for quite a while.
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Originally Posted by Bassnut
Very sharp and clean Mike, even zoomed in. The galaxys pop out and colour is well balanced.
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Well, Freddo, thanks for your kind comments, when I manage to extract this level of detail from 1140mm fl and 6" aperture I always think of you

...err?..and what I could do with a bigger scope
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Originally Posted by multiweb
Awesome field!  Great details and colors.
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Thanks Marc
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Oh my, that is just soooo good Mike.
One of your best I reckon. Super.
Greg.
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Gee you recon?...yeh I am pretty happy with it I guess ..may not even need a repro
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward
Now *that* is what I'm talking about. Nothing to critique here.
Nicely framed contrast between the spiral and elipticals. A great image 
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Well thnaks Peter, nice praise there from you, much appreciated
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Originally Posted by StarGazing
Micheal you killed it buddy, Fantastic image. You should be proud.
Alex 
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Thanks Alex, it came together rather well in the end, two years of planning came together
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Originally Posted by DavidU
Just superb Mike.
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Ta Dave
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Originally Posted by Hagar
Very nice Mike. Talk about swim around. What will you fit in with your new camera. God help us all it will take all day to look at one image.
A very pretty area of the sky beautifully captured and processed.
Well done.
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Yes the full frame full res is worth looking at huh? Posting that size takes a good result to to be able to do

..funy how every image has its trials and tribulations and the level of result varies, one would think you can just pull out a corker everytime buuuuut like a spag bol there always seems to be differences, very few imagers can consistantly produce the exact same level of look and polish every image, there are few Cromans, Prompers and Gendlers amongst us but they do provide inspiration huh?
Mike