M77 (NGC 1068) and NGC 1055

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by TheDecepticon

Excellent shot, Marcus, beautifully displayed and captured.

Cheers mate!

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

... I really like this image. Love the colour, the noise is just pure speckle and that makes for a sharper appearance. Well done Marcus. Certainly a really cool subject and interesting composition.

Thanks Paul, glad you liked it!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

No issue there, completely agree, I only tried on your iamge becasue I could see faint features in the background

I usually do the same thing but it's rare to see much real cirrus. Saw some in my M87 & friends image but the relatively poor transparency around here for the past year or more always makes it a long shot.

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yes I noticed those, they were what caught my attention in the first place, so I wonder what they are..?

Dunno - I've assumed it is some kind of artifact but was careful not to process it out just in case You should shine your astrograph on it under a dark sky to check it out!!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Hey don't worry about it, the image looks fine as presented and that's the way it should be appreciated

No worries at all Mike - thanks for taking an interest!

[naskies (Dave)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Mmmyeeessss ... I wonder if eizo makes a 30"

I wonder if you could find one of these for cheap second hand?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_T220/T221_LCD_monitors

3840x2400 pixels in a 22" display... you could almost see your full STL11k frame at 100%

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by naskies

I wonder if you could find one of these for cheap second hand?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_T220/T221_LCD_monitors

3840x2400 pixels in a 22" display... you could almost see your full STL11k frame at 100%

Hehehe ... niiiiice ... but does it come in a 30"?

[richardo (Rich)]

Wow, 7 months..... glad Santa was kindhttp://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....s/thumbsup.gif
This is amazing.. so much res and simply love the smoothness.

The large image is 'da bom' Marcus... some great detail in both galaxies.. like we are travelling past it... well, a few hundred thousand light years at least

Hope you get some clear skies.
Never tire of these hi res images!

All the best
Rich

[RickC (Richard)]

Marcus

a fantastic image, a great way to end the year

cheers

Richard

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by richardo

Wow, 7 months..... glad Santa was kindhttp://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/....s/thumbsup.gif
This is amazing.. so much res and simply love the smoothness.

The large image is 'da bom' Marcus... some great detail in both galaxies.. like we are travelling past it... well, a few hundred thousand light years at least

Hope you get some clear skies.
Never tire of these hi res images!

All the best
Rich

Cheers Rich - high praise indeed! Yes, 7 months is a long time between drinks and I'm a tad thirsty! Tonight's looking promising for the start of a new project!

Originally Posted by RickC

Marcus

a fantastic image, a great way to end the year

cheers

Richard

Yes indeed, thanks a lot Richard! Here's to 2012 ... at least until Dec 22

[Hagar (Doug)]

Great stuff Marcus. I looked at the small image first and thought very nice. I then opened the big one WOW. Brilliant detail in those little galaxies.
Well done.

[multiweb (Marc)]

That looks great. Nice to see those two very different galaxies in the same field. Beautiful colors and composition. +1 for persistence.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Hagar

Great stuff Marcus. I looked at the small image first and thought very nice. I then opened the big one WOW. Brilliant detail in those little galaxies.
Well done.

Thanks a lot Doug! The ol' Tak is good at capturing the fine detail - a bit over 2 arcsec in this image.

Originally Posted by multiweb

That looks great. Nice to see those two very different galaxies in the same field. Beautiful colors and composition. +1 for persistence.

Cheers Marc! They're a sweet duo for sure!

Talking about persistence ... this is my 4th night fighting clouds to capture the Ha for my current project!! And I've only gotten 3 hours worth!

[gregbradley]

A magnificent image Marcus!
Greg

[Ross G]

Hi Marcus,

Wow...!

That is one AMAZING galaxy photo.

You are such an inspiration.

Thanks.

Ross.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A magnificent image Marcus!
Greg

Cheers Greg!

Originally Posted by Ross G

Hi Marcus,

Wow...!

That is one AMAZING galaxy photo.

You are such an inspiration.

Thanks.

Ross.

You're too kind Ross! I'm glad you liked it so much!

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Very nice indeed Marcus! Was it taken with your TOA? I would have bet it was taken with a much larger instrument! Amazing..

Clear Skies
Marco

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by marco

Very nice indeed Marcus! Was it taken with your TOA? I would have bet it was taken with a much larger instrument! Amazing..

Clear Skies
Marco

Hi Marco! Thanks for that! Yes, taken with the TOA (my only scope ... right now at least )

[Jen]

wow very nice Marcus

[atalas]

Excellent Galaxy Marcus!

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

I'm late in chiming in on this one Marcus but that's a lovely shot. The detail in NGC 1055 in particular is superb.

Cheers

Steve

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Originally Posted by Jen

wow very nice Marcus

Thanks Jen, glad you liked it!

Originally Posted by atalas

Excellent Galaxy Marcus!

Cheers Louie

Originally Posted by Stevec35

I'm late in chiming in on this one Marcus but that's a lovely shot. The detail in NGC 1055 in particular is superb.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks a lot Steve! Yes, I got some good seeing when gathering the Lum so was able to resolve a bit over 2 arcsec detail.

[Leonardo70 (Leonardo Orazi)]

A fantastic image .... really wonderful...

All the best,
Leo