It'd make a good hat!

[David Fitz-Henr]

Yes, very nice luminance there Marcus; great detail and the extended halo is obvious! ... so you define 2.5 hours of lum as a quickie ... I suppose at f/11.7 you do need extended exposure times though!

[RB (Andrew)]

Beautiful image Marcus !

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Gee that's nice....!!

Flash....

[multiweb (Marc)]

Yeah very nice. Superb details in the dust lane. You've got all the little clusters as well.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by astronobob

Wow, thats a remarkable sight Marcus, great processing control of the galaxy central areas also ! !

Thanks very much Bob!

Originally Posted by SpaceNoob

Seriously awesome detail!

You're going to do wonders with the RC360, can't wait to see what you do with it

Hope so Chris ... taking a bit of a punt on Officina - but I'm quietly confident. Thanks mate.

Originally Posted by SkyViking

Mmm good ol' M104! Beautiful image there Marcus, now I can't wait to see a colour one taken with the long FL.

Cheers Rolf - me too! Mmmmm, focal length!!

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Looks good Marcus, very smooth and heaps of detail.

Thanks Paul

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

Yes, very nice luminance there Marcus; great detail and the extended halo is obvious! ... so you define 2.5 hours of lum as a quickie ... I suppose at f/11.7 you do need extended exposure times though!

Thanks David - yes, 2.5 hours is a snap shot for me!

Originally Posted by RB

Beautiful image Marcus !

Thanks Andrew

Originally Posted by FlashDrive

Gee that's nice....!!

Flash....

Cheers Col!

Originally Posted by multiweb

Yeah very nice. Superb details in the dust lane. You've got all the little clusters as well.

Thanks a lot Marc!

[gregbradley]

Remarkable Marcus. It really is.

Greg.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Remarkable Marcus. It really is.

Greg.

Cheers Greg!

[Ross G]

Amazing looking photo Marcus.

Ross.