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09-05-2011, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Don't forget too this is done with a measly 5.9" aperture! BTW, the Takahashi TOA-150 is the finest scope in its class ... bar NONE!!! 
Cheers, Marcus
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For heaven's sake!!!!!!!!
Whenever I begin to think I'm getting somewhere you pull something like this out of the hat.
Excellent............ 
Allan
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09-05-2011, 06:52 PM
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Well done Marcus, that is a brilliant image. So well executed in all aspects which is a challenge in this very technical subject.
Your TOA scope is almost TEC-like in its performance 
I agree the TOA is an exceptional scope. A reminder at just how nice a good APO is. I got more appreciation out of my TEC180 over the last 4 clear nights with excellent seeing at my dark site. Remarkable instruments. I gave my guide scope the flick and have gone off axis guider all the way and unlimited exposure time, perfectly round stars is the result.
I see you caught 2 jet like structures in the top right side of the Cent A. I was aware of one but I see 2 in yours, one further out.
A nice noiseless smooth background and stars a nice soft glowing look. Lovely.
Nice one.
Greg.
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09-05-2011, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Well done Marcus, that is a brilliant image. So well executed in all aspects which is a challenge in this very technical subject.
I see you caught 2 jet like structures in the top right side of the Cent A. I was aware of one but I see 2 in yours, one further out.
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Ive looked but cannot see the 2 jet like structures. Can you arrow them in some way?
Allan
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09-05-2011, 07:46 PM
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Very, very nice. Detial is amazing and the faint fuzzies are all over.
Interesting now who will be the Centaur for this part of the sky.
The duel begins.
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09-05-2011, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by iceman
Well that's rather stupendous.
Brilliant, Marcus!
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Thanks a lot mike Mike - it's shaping up as one of my favourite shots actually.
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Originally Posted by alan meehan
The finest scope with a damned good captain,thankyou Marcus
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You're too kind - thanks Alan!
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Nice work Marcus.
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Cheers Louie!
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Originally Posted by allan gould
Marcus
For heaven's sake!!!!!!!!
Whenever I begin to think I'm getting somewhere you pull something like this out of the hat.
Excellent............
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Hehe ... sorry Allan! Glad you liked it though!
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Well done Marcus, that is a brilliant image. So well executed in all aspects which is a challenge in this very technical subject.
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Cheers mate!
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Your TOA scope is almost TEC-like in its performance
I agree the TOA is an exceptional scope. A reminder at just how nice a good APO is. I got more appreciation out of my TEC180 over the last 4 clear nights with excellent seeing at my dark site. Remarkable instruments. I gave my guide scope the flick and have gone off axis guider all the way and unlimited exposure time, perfectly round stars is the result.
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Ah c'mon Greg! We all know the refractor hierarchy here. Tak, AP then TEC!
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
I see you caught 2 jet like structures in the top right side of the Cent A. I was aware of one but I see 2 in yours, one further out.
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Hmmm. do you mean the faint bluish linear feature at about 2'oclock from the centre of the galaxy about 7 or 8 arcmins away? It isn't pointing to the centre of the galaxy so I didn't think it was the jet(??)
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Originally Posted by Hagar
Very, very nice. Detial is amazing and the faint fuzzies are all over.
Interesting now who will be the Centaur for this part of the sky.
The duel begins.
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Cheers Doug!
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09-05-2011, 09:51 PM
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Well thats the best really! . Lovely on all accounts.
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10-05-2011, 09:46 AM
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Very nice Marcus, love the sharpening of the galaxy. Background is just a little magenta but the galaxy is where the action is occurring. I really like the blue stars showing through. It should figure well in the Malins this year.
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10-05-2011, 10:41 AM
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10-05-2011, 09:49 PM
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Well thats the best really! . Lovely on all accounts. |
Thanks Dr Paul! Appreciate that!
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Very nice Marcus, love the sharpening of the galaxy. Background is just a little magenta but the galaxy is where the action is occurring. I really like the blue stars showing through. It should figure well in the Malins this year.
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Cheers Paul, glad you liked it! Don't like my DM chances this year though - too few images and too much competition!
You're making me paranoid about this magenta thing you're on. You mentioned it as well for my Virgo cluster shot. I don't see it - how are you noticing it?
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Thanks a lot Carl! No, not using the cloaking device - I just rebadged an Astro-Physics to make it look like a Tak
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10-05-2011, 10:11 PM
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Marcus it just shows as a faint caste. Mainly visible in the outer regions. Don't worry too much about it. The main shows is pretty spectacular and if the caste is the only thing then the image has got to be pretty good.
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10-05-2011, 10:14 PM
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WOW! Beautiful
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11-05-2011, 06:50 AM
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I noticed the slight magenta hue as well Marcus. I didn't mention it because the image so awesome in all other ways and it is rather subtle.
Magenta is a bit like green. It seems to seep into astro images easily and skew them. Not sure why.
It may depend on your monitor. Try viewing the image on another screen. Its worth adjusting because this image is so awesome and easily the best Cent A I have seen (sorry Mike, you've been pipped).
You should consider adding another 15 hours and just really go for it and make it the alltime best image of this area and send everyone else into apathy about trying to emulate it!!
Greg.
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11-05-2011, 07:47 AM
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this image is so awesome and easily the best Cent A I have seen (sorry Mike, you've been pipped).
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11-05-2011, 08:40 AM
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Has anyone noticed the capture of the blue optical jet? It is clearly visible in the large image, at about the 2 o clock position from the galaxy centre. It looks like a long blue coil. Its also visible in Mikes deep image, so only the best images of 5128 show it. Well done!
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11-05-2011, 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Marcus it just shows as a faint caste. Mainly visible in the outer regions. Don't worry too much about it. The main shows is pretty spectacular and if the caste is the only thing then the image has got to be pretty good.
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
I noticed the slight magenta hue as well Marcus. I didn't mention it because the image so awesome in all other ways and it is rather subtle.
Magenta is a bit like green. It seems to seep into astro images easily and skew them. Not sure why.
It may depend on your monitor. Try viewing the image on another screen. Its worth adjusting because this image is so awesome and easily the best Cent A I have seen (sorry Mike, you've been pipped)....
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OK OK. I do see a very slight red/magenta hue in the outer regions of the galaxy. I've adjusted it a bit. Please have another look and let me know whether you think there is still a caste.
I have a phobia for green in astro images so that may carry over into some over correction towards magenta. I have to say though you guys are using a very fine tooth comb !!
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WOW! Beautiful
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Cheers Deeno!
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Originally Posted by tornado33
Has anyone noticed the capture of the blue optical jet? It is clearly visible in the large image, at about the 2 o clock position from the galaxy centre. It looks like a long blue coil. Its also visible in Mikes deep image, so only the best images of 5128 show it. Well done!
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I had noticed and so did Greg. I wasn't aware it was an optical component of the jet though.
Last edited by marc4darkskies; 11-05-2011 at 11:42 AM.
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11-05-2011, 12:58 PM
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Wow, Marcus. First that wonderful M78 and now this! Your combination of the Tak and extender is giving some fantastic up close and personal images with fine detail in these targets. Processing is second to none as well. So.... What next?
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11-05-2011, 02:15 PM
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Yep that looks better.
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11-05-2011, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by telemarker
Wow, Marcus. First that wonderful M78 and now this! Your combination of the Tak and extender is giving some fantastic up close and personal images with fine detail in these targets. Processing is second to none as well. So.... What next?
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Cheers Keith! Yep, when there's good seeing putting an extender on a top class APO like the TOA makes a difference! Glad you liked it (and M78)!
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Phew!! Thanks for pointing it out!
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11-05-2011, 10:01 PM
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Congratulations on such a stunning image Marcus. Just sublime - you've made my day staring into the depths of that one. Awe inspiring stuff. Thanks for showing us the high res. Hope you don't mind it living on my desktop(s) for a while 
While the resolution is astounding, I'm blown away by the rich but subtle colours you're achieving in your processing. Sigh....
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12-05-2011, 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by RobF
Congratulations on such a stunning image Marcus. Just sublime - you've made my day staring into the depths of that one. Awe inspiring stuff. Thanks for showing us the high res. Hope you don't mind it living on my desktop(s) for a while
While the resolution is astounding, I'm blown away by the rich but subtle colours you're achieving in your processing. Sigh.... |
Thanks a lot Rob! It's cool to think one of my images has such an impact! I'm glad you enjoyed it so much!
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