Triad of galaxies from S-France

[pietervdv]

Hello SGL,

Still digging through the backlog from my 2 week imaging trip to France (Lablaque / Varages) end August / begin September, I processed two more images.

The images are made with a 10" f/3.8 Newtonian (custom built) and an sbig st-8300 CCD, the mounting was the rock solid Mesu200.

All subframes 15 min, h-alpha using 20 min subframes.

Captured with SGP, background corrected in PI and all further processing in PS.

Together with M101 taken in February I imaged the most prominent 3 spirals in a single year with the same equipment / conditions & processing.

M33: 17 hour exposure (including 4 hours h-alpha)

Larger version: http://www.astronomie.be/pieter.vandevelde/deepsky/M33%202014%20med.jpg

M31 South Western spiral: 10 hour exposure (including 3.5 hrs H-alpha)

Larger version: http://www.astronomie.be/pieter.vandevelde/deepsky/m31.jpg

And my M101 from earlier this year: a 23 hour deepfield exposure. Sorry for the repost on that last one here!

Larger version: http://www.astronomie.be/pieter.vandevelde/deepsky/M101_2014_med.jpg

Comments welcome, hope you like them...

Regards,

Pieter

[Major]

Wow, amazing pics, it's almost hard to believe that it can be done here on Earth .

[nicks90]

Jesus, those are amazing!

[Pete Presland]

very nice set of galaxy images, excellent colours and detail. have to be honest though the defraction spikes detract from image and draw the viewers eye away from the object, just my opinion of course.

[tingting44]

Stunning images! Looks like you had a great 2 weeks holiday!

[ollypenrice]

Wow, loud applause from me!  Seriously good imaging with a distinctive style and lots to say. The home made scope is sensational.

Olly

[Pingster]

Beautiful colours xD if only our eyes where as sensitive as cameras maybe i our life tine they can take out our eyes and replace them with google glass.

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[StuartJPP]

Really liking that M33...and kudos on imaging with a home made scope...

[Phillyo]

They are incredible. I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a bit of a sucker for the diffraction spikes!!

[jackruff]

The diffraction spikes don't bother me, either. Great images!

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[lensman57]

Simply beautiful.

A.G

[leemanley]

inspirational work, loving the stars !

[swag72]

A fantastic set of images - Well done indeed

[pietervdv]

Thanks for the kind comments! Diffraction spikes are an acquired taste I guess... Regards Pieter

[Jonk]

Well done - very very nice.

Canvassable!

[NOMH]

Good stuff! The spikes are tastefully done. I can take them or leave them.

JB

[kirkster501]

Incredibly deep detail.  I like the M101 the best.  I am not a fan of the starbursts, personally, around the bright stars as i find it distracting from the pictures detail, but thats an individual thing.  I aspire to the quality of your work.