M 109

[Jedi2014]

Hello galaxy friends,

To the conclusion of the galaxy season and on the last pusher before astronomical twilight, here is my M 109 out of my garden observatory (I call it "Upper Borg Observatory"). Now I am finished with the Newton for this spring and make - if at all - narrowband with my small Takahashi during the shortest nights of the year. The galaxy in the constellation Big Bear is still quite small despite a 1000 mm focal length. I could scramble about 8 hours in three nights last and this week. Recently I processed a fine M109 from the LT. Here is the thread: https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/293125-m-109-from-liverpool-telescope/

More: http://www.spaceimages.de/en/astrophotos/galaxies/m-109
or: http://www.astrobin.com/297518/

 

 

Cheers
Jens

 

[AKB]

16 minutes ago, Jedi2014 said:

Recently I processed a fine M109 from the LT

I think I prefer your own data one here!

[wimvb]

Great image, Jens. You got very close to LT quality in terms of detail, and the larger FOV gives your image a nice context. I like it.

[Allinthehead]

Very nice.

[coatesg]

Wonderful image Jens

[Thommy]

Excellent image! I like the "well-done but not over-done" processing that you always use. What a season you had!

/Thommy

[MattJenko]

Nice colours too.

[tony210]

Great image - in close up you have some great detail in 109 and a very flat field -presumably you managed to process out any LP gradients - Tony

[PatrickGilliland]

Super work Jens, clean and tidy as always and nicely presented 

[Jedi2014]

Thank you all for the nice feedback. In case of color gradients, I can sing a song about it. The original image had a lot of it. Even if you cannot see them in the final result, it took me several processing steps to get rid of them.

 

Jens