Galaxies from Wallaroo

[Octane (Humayun)]

Beautiful collection, mate.

NGC 1365 is my favourite.

H

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

All great shots Mike. (Otherwise why would you be showing them?) I think I'd go for NGC1512 as my favorite, just because of the good work you've done in revealing the faint outer arms.
Geoff

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Octane

Beautiful collection, mate.

NGC 1365 is my favourite.

H

Hey thanks H, cool to see'em all in one lot

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

All great shots Mike. (Otherwise why would you be showing them?) I think I'd go for NGC1512 as my favorite, just because of the good work you've done in revealing the faint outer arms.
Geoff

Just a bit of fun putting them into one batch

Yeah 1512 us quite unusual huh?

Now to get me one of these probably get a few more galaxies under my belt with this

Mike

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

That's one eye popping collection of galaxy images!!!
Inspiring Mike.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi)]

Wonderful Mike

All the best,
Leo

[alpal]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Ha ha, yeah wouldn't that be nice ...got a spare $100K


Mike

Hi Mike,
I want a 32" Chilean advanced robotic telescope:

http://www.chart32.de/index.php/recent


cheers
Allan

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

That's one eye popping collection of galaxy images!!!
Inspiring Mike.

Cheers,

Justin.

On Ya Justin

Originally Posted by Leonardo70

Wonderful Mike

All the best,
Leo

Grazie Leonardo

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Mike,
I want a 32" Chilean advanced robotic telescope:

http://www.chart32.de/index.php/recent


cheers
Allan

Yeah would be nice, a veeeeery expensive 32" telescope, mount and observatory at one of the best places on Earth for astronomy...buuuut hey, sadly t'will never happen huh? soooo in the end we need to make the most of what we got and get the best from it in the conditions we are handed and be happy with that

Chart 32 are producing some awesome images, I have spent plenty of time ogling at the astronomical vistas consistent sub arc sec seeing allows a 32" scope to reveal.

Mike

[alpal]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yeah would be nice, a veeeeery expensive 32" telescope, mount and observatory at one of the best places on Earth for astronomy...buuuut hey, sadly t'will never happen huh? soooo in the end we need to make the most of what we got and get the best from it in the conditions we are handed and be happy with that

Chart 32 are producing some awesome images, I have spent plenty of time ogling at the astronomical vistas consistent sub arc sec seeing allows a 32" scope to reveal.

Mike

Hi Mike,
nothing can beat the thrill of taking your own pictures
with whatever equipment you can afford.
The amateur pictures are getting better as the envelope is pushed.

cheers
Allan

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Mike,
nothing can beat the thrill of taking your own pictures
with whatever equipment you can afford.
The amateur pictures are getting better as the envelope is pushed.

cheers
Allan

Totally agree Al, as you know I have been imaging the heavens since 1982 and I could never in my wildest dreams, even as little as 10 years ago, imagine I could ever capture THIS for myself with just a 12" scope (let alone at F3.8)

In fact until relatively recent years the idea of taking 6hrs worth of exposure (let alone the 20, 30 or indeed 120 Rolf hrs taken these days ) as in the above image would have sounded like pure science fiction

Mike

[h0ughy (David)]

nice little assortment Mike - I hope to see you get a lot more photons just like these

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

nice little assortment Mike - I hope to see you get a lot more photons just like these

Cheers Houghy, plenty more photons on their way I'd say

Mike

[Ross G]

What a great collection of excellent photos Mike.

Looking forward to the book!

Ross.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

What a great collection of excellent photos Mike.

Looking forward to the book!

Ross.

Hmmm? a book, yeah maybe...maybe....?

Cheers Rossco

Mike

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Thanks for putting them all together in one Place Mike. An outstanding collection of uniformly high quality.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Originally Posted by Shiraz

Thanks for putting them all together in one Place Mike. An outstanding collection of uniformly high quality.

Thanks Ray, I imagine you would have a similar stash yourself by now too

Mike

[stevous67 (Steve M)]

Hello Mike,

Just had to write to say this is without doubt one of the net's best collections of galaxies [and I am soooo jealous of your location ].

A testament of one's commitment and passion [I am soooo jealous!].

Steve

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Hmmm thanks Seve...I'm not sure but sounds like you are jealous mate ...nah seriously, although I know there is some effort involved (been there done that for bloody ages myself!), you seem to make do quite nicely with what you have been dished up

Merry Christmas dude

Mike