Unusual distorted elliptical galaxy NGC1316

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Shiraz

difficult object - very nice image. Regards Ray

Thanks Ray.

Greg.

[Nicola (Nicola)]

Excellent image Greg. I enjoy to see those concentric shells...

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Nicola

Excellent image Greg. I enjoy to see those concentric shells...

Thanks Nicola. I was surprised they came out so clearly. I have imaged this before and I did not get a hint of those.

Greg.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Yeah Greg, I recon your best effort on this galaxy so far, some lovely detail showing there and quite natural looking too, well done mate

Mike

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yeah Greg, I recon your best effort on this galaxy so far, some lovely detail showing there and quite natural looking too, well done mate

Mike

Thanks Mike. I was happy with the final outcome. If I can overcome this bloat issue I think the TEC180 is not a bad galaxy imaging machine at my dark site.

Greg.

[Ross G]

A great looking galaxy photo Greg.

I love all the detail you have captured.

You're becoming the galaxy king!

Ross.

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by Ross G

A great looking galaxy photo Greg.

I love all the detail you have captured.

You're becoming the galaxy king!

Ross.

Thanks Ross for the compliment. I am quite into galaxies at the moment but then those LMC nebs are alluring as is the Horsehead!

I do have 4 more galaxies I started imaging that I want to do more of. I might also do hybrid images with CDK17 and TEC180 data added together.

I made a baffle for the Trius and swapped filters last night for a trial. Hard to tell but it looks promising that I may have handled the bright star bloat. It may just be the need for a baffle.

Greg.

[dvj (John)]

You sure do have a lot of telescopes. I can't keep up.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Very nice Greg. Being picky, you've got a bit of colour blotching noticeable in the galaxy though.

Cheers, Marcus

[gregbradley]

Originally Posted by dvj

You sure do have a lot of telescopes. I can't keep up.

True!

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Very nice Greg. Being picky, you've got a bit of colour blotching noticeable in the galaxy though.

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks Marcus. I had another look. I don't see any colour blotching on my monitor. I do see some patches of brown which I assume are areas of dust interspersed through the galaxy?

Greg.