Bodes Galaxy

[steppenwolf]

At last I have completed re-building my observatory PC after a major crash last week destroyed the graphics card and operating system so I have finally been able to extract some capture data I had been working on and this is the result:-

[centroid]

That's very nice Steve.

Lovely 'tight' core, along with some interesting colour.

I would do some imaging myself, but my scope's 'broke'.

Dave

[royholl]

Nice image Steve. What camera did you use?

[CELESCOPE]

Nice one Steve glad to see u back in business , now i hope you not taking the Michael cus i cant get to do that one,

:D

[steppenwolf]

Nice image Steve. What camera did you use?

This was taken with my SXVF-H9C and 80mm ED Refractor.

[steppenwolf]

Nice one Steve glad to see u back in business , now i hope you not taking the Michael cus i cant get to do that one,

Ooops, sorry Roger, very insensitive of me

[CELESCOPE]

Only joking Steve heheheeh

[Beyond_Vision]

I hope this isn't catching all these failures. At least the picture is a sucess nice one Steve I love the firey red stars in the spiral arms.

Regards

Kevin

[Sam]

Very very nice Steve!

[Tim]

ooooh, I like that!

Have been trying to get this one myself, but have been blighted by various happenings to stop me.

Well done.

TJ

[barkis]

That is a seriously beautiful image Steve. I would not mind a busted computer if something like this come out of it .

Excellent stuff. Must give a nice feeling when you process all the data and someting as good as that results.

Ron.

[RobH]

A very good image Steve, and nice processing bringing out the lovely reds in the arms.

Well done :hello1:

Cheers

Rob

[jgs001]

Nicely done Steve, that's really good

[trevboyd]

Nice one Steve! Looks good.

Trev

[MartinB]

Very nice detail in M81 Steve. Hope you don't mind me saying but there seems to be some rather odd red colouration around the core

[steppenwolf]

Hope you don't mind me saying but there seems to be some rather odd red colouration around the core

Don't mind at all, comments like this can only lead to improvement! Not sure what section you are referring to unless it is the smaller fragments of dust lane around the core? These appear a reddish brown on my monitor but there is always a problem with monitor compatibility - all my images look very different on my laptop for example!

Is this alternative more the sort of thing you had expected to see?

[MartinB]

Yes, it's the dust lanes, they just look a little red. A very subjective thing!!

[steppenwolf]

Martin, I update my reply as you were replying! Have a look up to my original modified reply!

[MartinB]

I know it's a very subjective thing Steve but it's still too red for me, compared with the top notch RC20" internet images I use for a guide. Could do with more blue and less red in the midtones - to bring out the blue in the outer parts of the galaxy and to darken the dust lanes a little.

[thing]

It might be red dust.

[trudie]

Sorry only just seen this, Steve that is indeed a cracking image.

Trudie