Hi
have been imaging a few Abell clusters - this is one of the close ones with a wonderful menagerie of galaxies. The image has been cropped to show the most dramatic core region - it is dominated by a nearby m4.85 red giant star, but there are also some very interesting galaxies much further out.
Ha ha! Excellent shot of this cluster Ray, one of the best I have seen really, nicely handled. There are some strange but cool looking galaxies in there and the overlapping galaxies are clearly delineated and while the two bright stars would normally not be welcomed, in this scene I recon they make it
Top job
It's interesting to compare the two different exposure approaches between you and M&T and how it illustrates that there isn't one recipe or data collecting mantra for all camera-telescope combinations, in order to get a great and deep image
Great stuff Ray,
The full res file is amazingly detailed, lots of faint fuzzies.
Well done.
Bo
thanks very much Bo!
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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
Ha ha! Excellent shot of this cluster Ray, one of the best I have seen really, nicely handled. There are some strange but cool looking galaxies in there and the overlapping galaxies are clearly delineated and while the two bright stars would normally not be welcomed, in this scene I recon they make it
Top job
It's interesting to compare the two different exposure approaches between you and M&T and how it illustrates that there isn't one recipe or data collecting mantra for all camera-telescope combinations, in order to get a great and deep image
Mike
thanks very much Mike. You are right, it is surprising how variable the image collection parameters can be with different equipment.
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Originally Posted by Stevec35
Excellent work as usual Ray! One of the most photogenic galaxy clusters I've ever seen. Another one in the "I wish I'd taken that" category.
Cheers
Steve
thanks very much Steve - appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Atmos
Exceptional Ray! There are some very intriguing background galaxies in that field. Well handled.
thanks Colin. I really love the further out galaxy fields - they contain such interesting objects.
thanks Allan - I hadn't seen that APOD, but it looks reasonably similar. I tweaked the blue up a bit to emphasise some strange blue objects, but the APOD shows colours more as they are.
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Originally Posted by glend
Great image Ray! Can you share any info on your sub and camera settings for this one?
Hi Glen. I put that stuff in the "description" section these days - with varying dates and sub lengths, it doesn't fit into the standard proforma very well:
taken over a number of sessions in Feb and March 2017
ZWO ASI1600MM-cool at gain 100
283x120s lum
30x180s green
47x180s red
27x300s blue
Beautifully handled and a delight to see. Lovely sharp detail, and perfect colour. An excellent and instructive galactic sampler. Galaxies are transparent!
The most intriguing galaxy of all is the pair of blue lips at 70% across from the left, 25% down from the top.
Superb Ray. There is everything to like about that image. Nice dynamic range with the bright stars. One can even admire the beautiful colour tones in the diffraction spikes. Oh and the galaxies too :-)
Nice work Ray, everything looks good to me. I really like the polar galaxy at the top and the central galaxy is really nice too. I don't mind the stars myself. Maybe one day you will convince me to try PI.
That just gorgeous Ray. That dramatic yellow star just makes the image. It forms a terrific contrast to the galaxies. Very Hubblesque. I am a big fan of your images Ray. Keep em coming.
By the way I visited Cape Canaveral recently and they have a full scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope. Its enormous. I had no idea it was so large. Its like 2 stories tall. The Webb telescope is several times larger and the larger surrounds are the size of a tennis court. It should be amazing when its operational, I think its planned for next year.
Beautifully handled and a delight to see. Lovely sharp detail, and perfect colour. An excellent and instructive galactic sampler. Galaxies are transparent!
The most intriguing galaxy of all is the pair of blue lips at 70% across from the left, 25% down from the top.
Lovely!
Thanks M&T. Yes, I wondered what might have formed a structure like that, but haven't followed it up yet.
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Originally Posted by rustigsmed
fantastic stuff Ray, really impressing me with that 1600 as well. so tempting!
Hi Rusty. give it a go, it is a good camera.
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Originally Posted by RickS
An intriguing collection of fuzzies, Ray. Nicely captured and expertly processed.
Cheers,
Rick.
thanks very much Rick - appreciated
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Originally Posted by codemonkey
Excellent work Ray, thanks for sharing!
my pleasure - thanks
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Originally Posted by philiphart
Superb Ray. There is everything to like about that image. Nice dynamic range with the bright stars. One can even admire the beautiful colour tones in the diffraction spikes. Oh and the galaxies too :-)
Well done!
Phil
Thank you very much Phil. Nice bright stars can sometimes be a bonus, but not always...
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Originally Posted by Maurice
Great image with lovely composition Ray.
Cheers
Maurice
thanks Murice. This is heavily cropped to get a reasonable composition, so thanks for the comment.
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Originally Posted by DJT
Great image, absolutely bespattered with faint fuzzies. Well done.
Thanks David - appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Nice work Ray, everything looks good to me. I really like the polar galaxy at the top and the central galaxy is really nice too. I don't mind the stars myself. Maybe one day you will convince me to try PI.
Thanks Paul. PI does take some getting used to Paul and it helps to come from a tech background. However, it is a really steep learning curve to come to grips with how it works and with the myriad of user settings.
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Originally Posted by Regulus
That's a beaut photo Ray. Lovely detail, depth and colour.
Nicely done.
Trev
Thanks Trevor - glad you liked it.
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Originally Posted by marc4darkskies
Very compelling Ray! Gorgeous!
thanks very much Marcus!
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
That just gorgeous Ray. That dramatic yellow star just makes the image. It forms a terrific contrast to the galaxies. Very Hubblesque. I am a big fan of your images Ray. Keep em coming.
By the way I visited Cape Canaveral recently and they have a full scale model of the Hubble Space Telescope. Its enormous. I had no idea it was so large. Its like 2 stories tall. The Webb telescope is several times larger and the larger surrounds are the size of a tennis court. It should be amazing when its operational, I think its planned for next year.
Greg.
Thanks Greg - appreciate the comment.
The James Webb scope is going lift the bar right out of our sight - looking forward to it. Have been to Canaveral, but that was pre Hubble - guess it has changed a bit since then.
