NGC 1365 Finished

marc4darkskies (Marcus) · #1 27-01-2015, 09:12 PM

Finally managed to get some colour data. Not quite as much as I would've liked (the weather has been poor, as usual), but it will do. Besides, it's late in the season for this object so there won't be any more opportunities to gather more data anyway!

This is first light for the new SBIG STXL/FW8G/AO-X combo too which seems to be working well (gathered the RGB with it). See here and here.

Full Resolution (Note: PBase was a bit slow when I posted this so be patient):
http://www.pbase.com/gailmarc/image/158955037/original

There's a link below the image in PBase to the full frame as well (cropped only to get rid of stacking artefacts).

strongmanmike (Michael) · #2 27-01-2015, 09:19 PM

Yep, most excellent ...much of the wow factor was probably stolen by the amazing Lum mate but this is a fitting finish (finally!) hip hooray

The weather must be killing you mate

Mike

TR (Terry) · #3 27-01-2015, 09:23 PM

Marcus,

Looks very nice. The weather here has been evil as well for far to long. Lots of nice detail in the core. Great stuff

Terry

RickS (Rick) · #4 27-01-2015, 09:48 PM

Great stuff, Marcus. The detail is fantastic.

Cheers,
Rick.

Stevec35 (Steve) · #5 27-01-2015, 10:26 PM

Fantastic detail Marcus! Well worth the long wait to get it finished.

Cheers

Steve

alpal · #6 27-01-2015, 10:33 PM

Hi Marcus,
Not bad.
The black is a bit too dark - almost clipped -
& the blue is overpowering giving a purple colour.
After all that work & such a lovely luminance layer -
I think it deserves a more careful processing.

cheers
Allan

Peter Ward · #7 27-01-2015, 10:41 PM

A great result

gregbradley · #8 27-01-2015, 11:41 PM

A wonderful first light. You must be happy.

Greg.

Geoff45 (Geoff) · #9 28-01-2015, 08:11 AM

Good colour and really intricate detail. Very nice Marcus. The investment of time really paid off.
Geoff

Placidus (Mike and Trish) · #10 28-01-2015, 08:23 AM

Hi, Marcus. The fine and complex tracery of dust spiralling around the core is most impressive. I like the warmth of the core.

marc4darkskies (Marcus) · #11 28-01-2015, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Yep, most excellent ...much of the wow factor was probably stolen by the amazing Lum mate but this is a fitting finish (finally!) hip hooray

The weather must be killing you mate

Mike

Thanks Mike.

What? No wow factor?

That does it, no more posting works in progress then!

Pretty hard not to do that though when you're so excited about what you're seeing!

Yep, the cloud started as soon as the moon waned - always happens. I can do NB now so I'll have the last laugh on those vindictive clouds by imaging when the moon is up!

Quote:

Originally Posted by TR

Marcus,

Looks very nice. The weather here has been evil as well for far to long. Lots of nice detail in the core. Great stuff

Terry

Cheers Terry.

Yep, evil is the word!

The other thing that gets in the way of quality imaging time is the incessant need to hold down a day job! Very irritating!

Quote:

Originally Posted by RickS

Great stuff, Marcus. The detail is fantastic.

Cheers,
Rick.

Thanks Rick! Chuffed that folks are appreciating the detail! Detail is what floats my boat!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Fantastic detail Marcus! Well worth the long wait to get it finished.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks a lot Steve. I wish I could churn them out as fast as you do though. Canberra weather must be better than here.

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Marcus,
Not bad.
The black is a bit too dark - almost clipped -
& the blue is overpowering giving a purple colour.
After all that work & such a lovely luminance layer -
I think it deserves a more careful processing.

cheers
Allan

Appreciate your honesty Allan! In the cold hard light of day I see that I may have overdone the blue. No black clipping though - I like dark sky - but I am sailing close to the wind. I will take a look tonight at the blue with fresh eyes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

A great result

Thanks a lot Peter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A wonderful first light. You must be happy.

Greg.

Cheers Greg! Yes, very happy with the camera. It's a noisy little sucker though (compared to the old STL). I almost jumped out of my skin the first time the filter wheel turned! Also, the fan has two speeds - noisy and friggen noisy (it seems to have a turbo mode to accelarate and maintain deep cooling).

The Baader filters are nice too. The LRGBs are parfocal - haven't tried the NBs yet. And there's absolutely no evidence of reflections that cause halos around brighter stars. The RGB combine ratios were close to 1:1:1 too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

Good colour and really intricate detail. Very nice Marcus. The investment of time really paid off.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff - yes, very very happy with the detail I'm achieving with the scope. As far as images of 1365 on the web go - I'm right up there too.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Placidus

Hi, Marcus. The fine and complex tracery of dust spiralling around the core is most impressive. I like the warmth of the core.

Many thanks Mike! Glad you like it!

Paul Haese · #12 28-01-2015, 12:29 PM

Nice resolution, detail and colour Marcus.

Ross G · #13 28-01-2015, 09:56 PM

A beautiful galaxy photo Marcus.

Great composition and colours.

So detailed and sharp.

I love it!

Ross.

marc4darkskies (Marcus) · #14 28-01-2015, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alpal

Hi Marcus,
... the blue is overpowering giving a purple colour....

Allan, I have reduced the blue saturation now - I agree that it was a little overdone. Hopefully no more purple hues!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice resolution, detail and colour Marcus.

Thanks a lot Paul!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ross G

A beautiful galaxy photo Marcus.

Great composition and colours.

So detailed and sharp.

I love it!

Ross.

Cheers Ross! Glad you liked it!

alpal · #15 28-01-2015, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Allan, I have reduced the blue saturation now - I agree that it was a little overdone. Hopefully no more purple hues!

Hi Marcus,
that looks much better to my eye -
just a slight blue reduction & it appears more natural.

cheers
Allan

Rod771 (Rod) · #16 29-01-2015, 12:31 AM

Fantastic Image Marcus! Well done.

+1 on the Sydney clouds and moon. Grrrr

DJT (David) · #17 29-01-2015, 12:34 AM

It's a beautiful image. I love the detail in the arms and seeing how they are interacting with each other. Great first light for the ccd imaging train

However slightly disappointed with the change in signature..." He who is contented with his toys wins"? I have been quoting under my breath you previous mantra every time I have had negative thoughts about a purchase !

So I beg to differ. Onwards and upwards, but not sure where your own particular up may now be, other than buying a mountain top somewhere.

Great stuff.Enjoy!

multiweb (Marc) · #18 29-01-2015, 08:37 AM

Very nice details. Great image scale.

SkyViking (Rolf) · #19 29-01-2015, 02:06 PM

Fantastic level of detail, and the colours are great too. The numerous HII regions and bright blue knots really make it pop. A very natural looking and pleasing view of this galaxy, and IMO one of the best NGC1365's out there - you've certainly done it justice Marcus

John K · #20 29-01-2015, 02:21 PM

Well Marcus,

If that's not the best amateur image of 1365 I have ever seen then I don't know what is - in fact, it beats a lot of the professional images!

Really shows what this galaxy is all about and what an amazing object it really is.

Congrats.

John K.