M65 and M66 Lum 7 hours

[Paul Haese]

This is a project I am working on at present. Slowly collecting the data on nights when it is not howling with wind and rain.

This is a crop but I am pleased with the star shapes across the field in general.

Detail is looking pretty good overall I think.

Click here for higher res image.

[Mighty_oz (Marcus)]

Bloody ripper mate great start.

[Logieberra (Logan)]

Like it! Smooth as Paul.

[FranckiM06]

Wow, it is splendid image Paul. Congratulations about this great shot.

[Asterix2020 (Paul)]

I love the detail visible.

[gregbradley]

That is very impressive.

Greg.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Great start. It's gonna look gorgeous.

[allan gould]

Most impressive Paul. Your hard work is showing through. All the best for the final image.

[RickS (Rick)]

Looking great, Paul!

[Paul Haese]

Thanks guys, the seeing on these nights has been a little average at my location. I am expecting about 20-25 hours ought to be enough on these galaxies but it might blow out just to get the last little bit of noise out.

I have been going deep for a while and for the conditions I have it tends to pay off. The detail is quite nice and should put all comments regarding large GSO RC's as being duds to rest. I am considering getting an AOX for this system but that will mean a flattener will be out of the question then.

I am about to take possession of the new mirror back system in the next week or so and that will require some testing of that too. I expect it will stop any further flex of the imaging system. I have found that 20 degrees rotation from north works well at present with the old system and produces good stars across the entire sensor. I will put up corners if anyone is interested.

[atalas]

Looking great Paul!should be a ripper when completed.

[E_ri_k (Erik)]

Looking great Paul. Loads of detail already. I recon this will be another fantastic image when you're done
Erik

[pluto (Hugh)]

Wow, so much detail!

[Paul Haese]

Thanks guys for the comments.

[Fabiomax (Fabiomassimo)]

Really nice detail, with a very soft image management. You'll take also RGB?
Cheers,
Fabiomax

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent work Paul, like the way you processed the cores to bring out detail, tricky.

[Shiraz (Ray)]

looking good Paul - will the final have all 3?

[Paul Haese]

Thanks guys for the comments.

Originally Posted by Fabiomax

Really nice detail, with a very soft image management. You'll take also RGB?
Cheers,
Fabiomax

Fabio I am waiting for a couple of nights to do the RGB as well as more luminance. So stay tuned.

Originally Posted by Shiraz

looking good Paul - will the final have all 3?

Not this year Ray. The time is slipping now and I will be lucky to finish the RGB after the Lum is done. It is now transiting quite early, but if I am lucky I will get a few nights to get the rest of the data. However I am wanting to do all three in the next few years.