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27-08-2009, 01:22 PM
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The Andromeda Galaxy from Beaver Lake -with 6hrs Ha
Hello everyone
I have been dying to image this. All the time I was in the NH before moving to Australia, did I ever get to turn a scope and camera on to this. Of course, from Canberra latitudes, it barely skips the horizon if at all, but here at Beaver Lake, it has an 80+ degree altitude. The only downside is that as it moves through North, it does so through heavy light pollution coming off the city of Omaha. So, the job of removing that light pollution has been a real challenge. I am going back to M31 over the next few nights to add about 6 hours HA; the right thing to do in the prevailing moon.
So, this is an LRGB image of 3:1:1:1 hours, FSQ106N, STL11K.
http://www.martinpughastrophotograph...1LRGB_Full.jpg
1.8Mb
Thanks for looking as always.
cheers
Martin
Last edited by Martin Pugh; 31-08-2009 at 02:00 PM.
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27-08-2009, 01:24 PM
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Brilliant piccie, as usual. Great shot Martin
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27-08-2009, 01:38 PM
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Just beautiful!
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27-08-2009, 01:54 PM
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Oh wow, that's damn good!
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27-08-2009, 02:04 PM
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Goodness me !Stunning Martin !
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27-08-2009, 02:09 PM
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Including dust clouds in M110.
Amazing image, Martin! Well done.
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27-08-2009, 02:29 PM
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fantastic, cant wait to see the detail to be teased out of the core
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27-08-2009, 02:52 PM
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That's a damn super shot! Wow, really impressive work Martin.
Dave
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27-08-2009, 02:58 PM
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Martin,
Another corker of an image. The detail present in the satellite galaxies is amazing!
Regards,
Humayun
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27-08-2009, 02:58 PM
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WOW, that's a beauty Martin.
Top stuff.
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27-08-2009, 03:05 PM
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Stunning - as lways - you never fail to impress
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27-08-2009, 03:16 PM
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Billions and Billions ...
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Magnificent Martin!  
Cheers, Marcus
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27-08-2009, 03:24 PM
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That is one amazing shot.
Mark
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27-08-2009, 03:28 PM
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Nice image Martin.
I have frequently remarked to our Northern Hemisphere friends in other forums they are very lucky to have a wonderful variety of galaxies as imaging targets.
Steven
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27-08-2009, 05:33 PM
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Oh my, that's stunning.
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27-08-2009, 05:43 PM
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Absolutely jaw dropping Martin !!!
Can't wait to see what you come up with when you add to it.
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27-08-2009, 05:50 PM
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Stunning work.
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27-08-2009, 06:26 PM
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A good solid image of this northern favouite for wide fielders..(umm..like Fred  )
Good to see you hammering away so soon after settling in a new country.
I know you are from the northern hemisphere but does the sky now take on a whole new meaning?
Mike
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27-08-2009, 07:25 PM
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wow
amazing shot!
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27-08-2009, 07:54 PM
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Great image  You can even see the dust clouds in m110.
Im amazed you got this from such a southern location.
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