Spiral Galaxy near the LMC

[E_ri_k (Erik)]

Nice one Mike
Erik

[acropolite (Phil)]

As usual, a feast for the eyes, I always enjoy finding the background galaxies in your images.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by E_ri_k

Nice one Mike
Erik

Good one Erik

Originally Posted by acropolite

As usual, a feast for the eyes, I always enjoy finding the background galaxies in your images.

Yeah!! I love doing that too and not just in my images, a good galaxy field beats a nebula field any day

Mike
Still love nebs and planetary nebs are cool too

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

You da galaxy man these days Mike! Gorgeous mate! Always like those deep negatives too - very impressive!

Cheers, Marcus

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

You da galaxy man these days Mike! Gorgeous mate! Always like those deep negatives too - very impressive!

Cheers, Marcus

Hiya Marco Polo, well with such a small FOV, compared to the ProLine, I guess I had to become a galaxy man ...planetaries too though

Ok!! hope you're up using that ferrariscope

Mike

[cosmophoton (Luiz)]

A very nice portrait with the faint spiral arms and the background galaxies. There are surprisingly many "bright" stars in the field.

[DJT (David)]

Happy New Year to you too

Great image of an interesting target and I like the processing. I had fun rummaging around in the Schmidt comparison. That's quite something.

Cheers

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

Nice one Mike. Another one to add to my list. I like the inverted stretches. Lots of interesting detail that would otherwise go unsuspected.
Geoff

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by cosmophoton

A very nice portrait with the faint spiral arms and the background galaxies. There are surprisingly many "bright" stars in the field.

Thanks Luiz, faint spiral arms and lots of background fuzzies - what more could you want?

Originally Posted by DJT

Happy New Year to you too

Great image of an interesting target and I like the processing. I had fun rummaging around in the Schmidt comparison. That's quite something.

Cheers

Cheers David, glad you like it The deep Schmidt comparisons are good to use to see what I have managed to capture.

Mike

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

Nice one Mike. Another one to add to my list. I like the inverted stretches. Lots of interesting detail that would otherwise go unsuspected.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff, yes, as I said to Dave, the Schmidt comparisons help to see if I have missed anything (like a faint jet or something )

[LucasB (Lucas)]

Has some very nice detail on such a small target. That is a nice capture.
Lucas

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by AstroAussie

Has some very nice detail on such a small target. That is a nice capture.
Lucas

Thanks Lucas, be nice to be at a site with great seeing but oh well we can't have it all I guess

Mike

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

That's a beauty and as usual you've done it justice Mike Great detals and colours, it's a very nice galaxy indeed.
Your new camera seems to be working excellently. So what's the Proline doing these days?

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by SkyViking

That's a beauty and as usual you've done it justice Mike Great detals and colours, it's a very nice galaxy indeed.
Your new camera seems to be working excellently. So what's the Proline doing these days?

Hi Rolo, glad you like it, yes I am very happy with the SX gear it is excellent, the low noise, fine image scale Sony chip and integrated OAG plus the lack of the need for darks and flats and the speed and light grasp of the AG12 are all combining to make imaging smaller objects a dream. The FLI is sitting patiently waiting for a longer FL scope and an MMOAG or perhaps if I get the dough sooner the MMOAG and adapters and I might be able to whack it back on the AG12...it is the OAG that is making the most difference...of course I might also digitus extractus and come up with a better more rigid piggy back system for use with the ProLine too

Mike

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Hi Rolo, glad you like it, yes I am very happy with the SX gear it is excellent, the low noise, fine image scale Sony chip and integrated OAG plus the lack of the need for darks and flats and the speed and light grasp of the AG12 are all combining to make imaging smaller objects a dream. The FLI is sitting patiently waiting for a longer FL scope and an MMOAG or perhaps if I get the dough sooner the MMOAG and adapters and I might be able to whack it back on the AG12...it is the OAG that is making the most difference...of course I might also digitus extractus and come up with a better more rigid piggy back system for use with the ProLine too

Mike

Mike I have been getting round stars using a lightweight $350 Vixen 95 LMC scope on the CDK at 2 metre. It weighs hardly anything, is robust and easy to focus and is just over 1 metre in focal length and it is quite small with 2 holes in the casting near the focuser which you simply bolt to your top dovetail plate and shove the Lodestar in the eyepiece holder, focus and you are off.

Greg.

[David Fitz-Henr]

That's a great image Mike, nice detail and you have captured lots of faint extensions as well. ... and no darks? Amazing stuff

[Shiraz (Ray)]

another fine galaxy image Mike - beautiful work. Interested that you had some vignetting with 1.25 filters - have not noticed much at f4.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Mike I have been getting round stars using a lightweight $350 Vixen 95 LMC scope on the CDK at 2 metre. It weighs hardly anything, is robust and easy to focus and is just over 1 metre in focal length and it is quite small with 2 holes in the casting near the focuser which you simply bolt to your top dovetail plate and shove the Lodestar in the eyepiece holder, focus and you are off.

Greg.

Good idea Greg, I will have to do something if I go back to the big black bird and piggyback guiding

Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr

That's a great image Mike, nice detail and you have captured lots of faint extensions as well. ... and no darks? Amazing stuff

Cheers Dave, yeah lazyman imaging, it's great, can move the camera between sessions and no problemo, no new flats need to be taken etc - can just concentrate on taking pictures

Originally Posted by Shiraz

another fine galaxy image Mike - beautiful work. Interested that you had some vignetting with 1.25 filters - have not noticed much at f4.

Cheers Ray, I didn't have much either but enough to be annoying and prevent true lazyman flatless imaging without cropping a bit off

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Another great one from you Mike
I just got back from a month in Europe and try to catch up with mails and forum posts and it is always a pleasure to see new jewels pics released by you

Clear skies
Marco

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by marco

Another great one from you Mike <snip> it is always a pleasure to see new jewels pics released by you

Clear skies
Marco

Well, that's very nice to hear Marco and I can happily say the same right back at you

Mike

[rogerg (Roger)]

Nice shot I like the faint far reaching extends of the galaxy. I really wish I could get that nice colour in my shots! one day I'll iron out the bugs in my colour work, one day