Andromeda M31 from 31 South

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by Placidus

Superb.

Thanks Mike...means a lot!

Originally Posted by IanP

Congratulations Ross, superb image

Glad you like it Ian.
Thank you.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice Ross. Smooth and well detailed.

Thanks Paul. Glad you like it.
Doubling the exposure time did not improve the detail but did reduce the noise giving the smooth tones.
I'm going to experiment more with combining exposures of different sessions.

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by Camelopardalis

Beautiful Ross, well done

Glad you like it Dunk. Thanks.

Originally Posted by rmuhlack

Superb

Thanks Richard. As with your DSLRs I'm finding that with enough exposure the OSC ccd produces good results.

Originally Posted by Tony_

Great image!

Thanks Tony!

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

Sensational image Ross, especially from this latitude. A galaxy I keep meaning to return to, but never quite manage it.
Geoff

High praise Geoff...thank you!
You're in a perfect spot at Wiruna to give a shot this winter.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Sensational Ross, a great scope in the hands of yourself make the perfect combination = Top Class

[SimmoW (SIMON)]

magnificent Ross.

[NOMH (John)]

Its one of my favorite targets along with a couple others that I try every year. That is quite a reach from where you are and you've done well with it.

JB

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by astronobob

Sensational Ross, a great scope in the hands of yourself make the perfect combination = Top Class

Glad you like it Bob. Thank you!
However, the biggest factor, way above my meagre processing skills or modest 4" scope, is the dark Coonabarabran sky.
It makes so much difference!

Originally Posted by SimmoW

magnificent Ross.

Thanks Simon.

Originally Posted by NOMH

Its one of my favorite targets along with a couple others that I try every year. That is quite a reach from where you are and you've done well with it.

JB

Nice feedback. Thank you John.

I would love one day to image it from the northern hemisphere!

[Logieberra (Logan)]

That's a beauty Ross. I'm tempted to come north and capture this beauty! I've wanted to for some years now. It's a near perfect target for the FSQ.

[Kunama]

You won't believe who's image you have just bumped off my desktop Ross.
Love it !!!

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by Logieberra

That's a beauty Ross. I'm tempted to come north and capture this beauty! I've wanted to for some years now. It's a near perfect target for the FSQ.

Glad you like it Logan. Thank you.

You should come north to Coona and try it later this year.
The dark skies there are amazing!

Originally Posted by Kunama

You won't believe who's image you have just bumped off my desktop Ross.
Love it !!!

High praise Matti.
Thank you!

[theodog (Jeff)]

Nice one Ross.

Sometimes one needs a shot like this to remind one of the quality of one's skies.

[Shiraz (Ray)]

really amazing effort Ross. you must have found some really stable sky to get that much detail through the murk.

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by theodog

Nice one Ross.

Sometimes one needs a shot like this to remind one of the quality of one's skies.

You're a lucky man Jeff...you live at the end of the rainbow!

I hope you take advantage of your amazing dark skies.

Originally Posted by Shiraz

really amazing effort Ross. you must have found some really stable sky to get that much detail through the murk.

Thanks Ray.Glad you like it.
I have photographed M31 from Coonabarabran every year for at least the last 5 years and the detail has always been good. The dark skies there are amazing.
Well worth the 6 hour drive from Sydney.

[Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi)]

Congrats Ross ... great result!

All the best,
Leo

[Elio]

Great job Ross, but I think you should pull out other stuff with your deep integration... though latitude is a madness

[Ross G]

Sorry for the late reply guys. I just got back from New Zealand.

Originally Posted by Elio

Great job Ross, but I think you should pull out other stuff with your deep integration... though latitude is a madness

Thank yo Elio.
It is a difficult object because of the latitude but I try to get it every year and the dark skies of Coonabarabran do help.

Originally Posted by Leonardo70

Congrats Ross ... great result!

All the best,
Leo

Thank you Leo. Glad you like it.

[kkara4 (Krishan)]

this is just fantastic. it is so epic i wasnt sure what to type. so i sat inspecting it for 30 minutes while eating brekky, just enjoying the scape

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by kkara4

this is just fantastic. it is so epic i wasnt sure what to type. so i sat inspecting it for 30 minutes while eating brekky, just enjoying the scape

High praise!

Thank you Krishan...the end result of many cold nights!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Great Andromeda Ross!

Great to see the HA regions, subtle detail throughout.

Cheers,

Justin.

[kkara4 (Krishan)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

High praise!

Thank you Krishan...the end result of many cold nights!

worth every minute . do you worry about having the equipment set up EXACTLY the same every night in terms of PA, camera orientation, etc for multiple night imaging?

[Ross G]

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

Great Andromeda Ross!

Great to see the HA regions, subtle detail throughout.

Cheers,

Justin.

Thanks Justin.
I saw the little red regions but did not know they were Ha areas.