NGC2442 "the Meat Hook"

[Peter.M]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

Am I seeing things or is there a giant plume of stars coming off the top spiral that extends all the way down to the right? Gee that is worth more exposure time to accentuate that. That would be new territory. The other linked images don't show that tidal stream and yours does.

The stream Greg mentions is more obvious in the luminance. I have already told you what I think of the image Paul, but yes its a corker.

[SkyViking (Rolf)]

A very solid image indeed Paul, I like the aqua colour of the arms and the detail in the galaxy is just great It's amazing how varied the background galaxies are too, they are at least as interesting as the main subject.
You must be happy with that new scope!
The bottom right corner seems quite a bit brighter than the rest of the image, is it to do with flat fielding or is that the possible cirrus you referred to?

[clive milne]

That's a really fine image Paul,
and it is good to see that the mechanical issues with the OTA are pretty much resolved.

well done.

[Forgey (Paula)]

That's beautiful Paul. Nice work.

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Lovely image Paul, really well done and processed. Pity for the little star trails on the corner but the area where the galaxy sits looks fine. I disagree with Mike, this is a very intriguing galaxy on the opposite IMO

Regards
Marco

[RB (Andrew)]

Wonderful shot.
This reminds me of cracker night, when we'd nail the spiral fireworks to the fence posts and light them.
Well done.

[prokyon (Werner Probst)]

Wow, great work. You can see the long exposure time. Like pearls and a wonderful diamond on black velvet.

[Hagar (Doug)]

Very nice image Paul.
Seems the difference between your images and some others here appears to be in the calibration process. Nice smooth background and not a mottled noisy mess. It also shows that no matter the telescope or camera there is no alternative to exposure time and overall depth of field.

Really enjoying your images. Quality,quality,quality.

[AG Hybrid (Adrian)]

Fantastic as usual.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Lovely image Paul! Shame about the slight elongation at the corners but a minor point in the scheme of things and doesn't detract from the scene. Nice saturation and composition too. Interested to know what the glow is in the bottom right corner?

Cheers, Marcus

[Peter Ward]

I've been down the track for a bit, sorry, missed this one.

An elegant image Paul. It has nice " balance " to my eye....( hint: excellent CWAS contender )

Nice one

[Paul Haese]

Thanks everyone for the comments, I do really like to hear peoples opinions and appreciate people taking the time to get involved. Thanks People for the support.

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Lovely image Paul! Shame about the slight elongation at the corners but a minor point in the scheme of things and doesn't detract from the scene. Nice saturation and composition too. Interested to know what the glow is in the bottom right corner?

Cheers, Marcus

Yeah the elongation as pointed out is a pain in the butt, but that is most likely a shimming issue and some flex still present in the system. As I said earlier I have something in the mill that I am getting made up to resolve the problem and GSO are looking into the design of this part of the scopes to accommodate larger payloads. These cheaper scopes require a bit of tinkering to get them operational. To me that is ok so long as the optics are good.

I really don't know what that glow is. It is present in all the data to some degree. There was also some on the left hand side too (I cropped this out) but that looked more like some form of nebulosity. I can't imagine it is any light pollution because I am almost pointed south most of the time. It is a mystery and perhaps Robert might come up with something here. It is whispy through other parts of the image too. So it could be calibration, or just legit dust??? It might be a reflection off the interior of the dome too with some LED light, though other test images in other parts of the sky did not show this at all.

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

I've been down the track for a bit, sorry, missed this one.

An elegant image Paul. It has nice " balance " to my eye....( hint: excellent CWAS contender )

Nice one

Will certainly get more data on this Pete and had hoped to put it up this year. With any luck I can pull another 20-30 hours next new moon to finish it off and maybe make it a good entry. In any event I just want to make it a great image. Then onto the next object.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

I really don't know what that glow is. It is present in all the data to some degree. There was also some on the left hand side too (I cropped this out) but that looked more like some form of nebulosity. I can't imagine it is any light pollution because I am almost pointed south most of the time. It is a mystery and perhaps Robert might come up with something here. It is whispy through other parts of the image too. So it could be calibration, or just legit dust??? It might be a reflection off the interior of the dome too with some LED light, though other test images in other parts of the sky did not show this at all.

The bulk of it looks liek galactic cirrus to me, the bottom right corner may eb something else but the rest looks liek dust.

Mike

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

A very tidy meat hook indeed Paul! I love the detail in the dust lane.

Cheers

Steve

[DJT (David)]

Beautiful image, Paul. Looking at this on an iPad and it just sparkles. Congrats on getting the scope up and running.

[Octane (Humayun)]

On a bit of a roll here, Paul.

I really like the star-studded field full of galaxies and bright stars. It just seems to work; and, then, the strange-shaped monster in the middle just sets it off.

Would the 10" version of these scopes (with a Feathertouch focuser dangling an STL-11000M on the back) be an issue for a G-11?

H

[apaulo (Paul)]

Hey Paul
A real eye full, so much to see and a great result from hard work.
Really enjoyed this image
Paul

[desler]

Unsure about any criticisms, an absolute cracker Paul. I,m really pleased for you after all the trials and issues along the journey!

Eagerly anticipating what you've got planned for the future. And yes, I'm feeling just ever so jealous!

Darren

[allan gould]

Originally Posted by Octane

On a bit of a roll here, Paul.

I really like the star-studded field full of galaxies and bright stars. It just seems to work; and, then, the strange-shaped monster in the middle just sets it off.

Would the 10" version of these scopes (with a Feathertouch focuser dangling an STL-11000M on the back) be an issue for a G-11?

H

H
Im using a 10" GSO RC on a G11 with no problems.
Allan

[atalas]

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And who the hell are you guys? where the hell are the moderators?and why is this personal attack been allowed to continue?