M51 from SRO

[RickS (Rick)]

Thanks, Paul. Full res coming after a slight repro

[astronobob (Bob)]

Far-oout Rick, totally stunning stuff

I tried getting onto it from Leyburn obs, but oooh sooo looow -

Youd have to be happy with that and from all the work getting things together - Congratts on the success so far

[Bassnut (Fred)]

wow that nuts. Huge detail and depth!.

[RB (Andrew)]

Oh wow, that is stunning Rick.

[graham.hobart (Graham stevens)]

That really is a beautiful picture of a fabulous galaxy.
Rick that is a stunner.
Makes my RC 10 ( sans focuser currently!) tremble in fear!!
Thanks for posting.
Graham

[alocky (Andrew lockwood)]

Perhaps until the bugs are ironed out you should post in the beginner's forum?

Seriously, that is up there with the best. I'm starting to think that GSO is delivering some remarkable bang for buck! Wonderful data, and processed with the finesse we've come to expect.
Cheers,
Andrew

[rogerg (Roger)]

cracker of a galaxy pic

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by astronobob

Far-oout Rick, totally stunning stuff

I tried getting onto it from Leyburn obs, but oooh sooo looow -

Youd have to be happy with that and from all the work getting things together - Congratts on the success so far

Thanks, Bob! Hope you had a productive time up at Leyburn.

Originally Posted by Bassnut

wow that nuts. Huge detail and depth!.

Thanks, Fred.

Originally Posted by RB

Oh wow, that is stunning Rick.

Thanks, Andrew.

Originally Posted by graham.hobart

That really is a beautiful picture of a fabulous galaxy.
Rick that is a stunner.
Makes my RC 10 ( sans focuser currently!) tremble in fear!!
Thanks for posting.
Graham

Thanks, Graham. Our RC10 is nothing special. It's not even that well collimated. The skies help though...

Originally Posted by alocky

Perhaps until the bugs are ironed out you should post in the beginner's forum?

Seriously, that is up there with the best. I'm starting to think that GSO is delivering some remarkable bang for buck! Wonderful data, and processed with the finesse we've come to expect.
Cheers,
Andrew

Thanks, Andrew. You are too kind. I have seen some great M51s and I have a way to go...

Originally Posted by rogerg

cracker of a galaxy pic

Thanks, Roger!

[Shiraz (Ray)]

well that's a cracker of an image. really looking forward to seeing it in full scale, but it looks great as is. Must be nice to get data from a site with good seeing - we need Sierra Australis, maybe a kind mining magnate can make one out of overburden. regards ray

[RickS (Rick)]

Thanks, Ray. Hmmm... a huge mountain in the likeness of Clive Palmer?

[atalas]

Should be a beauty when finalized Rick!good work so far.

[RickS (Rick)]

Thanks, Louie. I only have some minor tweaks so the new version won't be a huge improvement. Maybe with a couple more years practice at processing...

Cheers,
Rick.

[Bart]

IOTW I reckon

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Wonderful M51 Rick!

The processing really makes it leap from the screen.

Cheers,

Justin.

[RickS (Rick)]

Thanks Bart & Justin!

[RickS (Rick)]

I tweaked the image with some of the feedback I received (got rid of a slight red gradient and increased the contrast of the body of the galaxy). Hopefully this is an improvement

High res version is here: http://www.astrobin.com/105992/B/ Low res version is added to the original post.

Cheers,
Rick.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That's an awesome shot. Very deep and detailed.

[allan gould]

Beautiful image Rick and I can't but help imagining what the view would be like from a planet in the faint zones looking back at M51 and it's companion. Stirs the imagination and a great collaboration.
Allan

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

That's an awesome shot. Very deep and detailed.

Thanks, Marc!

Originally Posted by allan gould

Beautiful image Rick and I can't but help imagining what the view would be like from a planet in the faint zones looking back at M51 and it's companion. Stirs the imagination and a great collaboration.
Allan

Thanks, Allan. It's certainly a fascinating galaxy.

[Star Catcher (Ted Dobosz)]

Now that has come up a treat Rick! Most enjoyable. Glad to see things getting sorted.
Ted