NGC 2403 - Home and Away

[gnomus]

Back in March 2017, Barry Wilson and I collaborated on an LRGB image of NGC 2403 using Barry's WO FLT 132/QSI 683 and my Esprit 120/QSI 690. Overall we gathered 90 mins each of RGB and 260 minutes of Lum - NGC 2403 - Collaboration with Barry Wilson

Then in May 2017, NGC 2403 came up on the schedule for the widefield rig at DSW - a Takahashi FSQ 106/QSI 683. 17 hours of data were collected - NGC 2403 from DSW - new data

I thought it might be a wizard wheeze to combine the two sets of data - essentially applying the higher resolution of the UK collaboration with the widefield view from DSW. Registar made this a relatively straightforward task. After that it was some fiddling around in Photoshop.

The data were captured in March and May 2017.  The total amount came to 26.3 hours.

[Dave In Vermont]

I would call your collaboration a resounding success!

An excellent balance of depth and colour.

Do some more, please!

Dave

[gnomus]

16 minutes ago, Dave In Vermont said:

I would call your collaboration a resounding success!

An excellent balance of depth and colour.

Do some more, please!

Dave

Thanks Dave.

[PatrickGilliland]

Nice work Steve - very colourful little galaxy well presented.

[gnomus]

8 minutes ago, PatrickGilliland said:

Nice work Steve - very colourful little galaxy well presented.

Thanks, Paddy.

[Tom OD]

I love this galaxy. Very nice blue colour in your pic. 

Tom. 

[gnomus]

Thank you, Tom.  I appreciate your encouragement.

[ollypenrice]

A very charming little fella set in a most attractive background and starfield.

Olly

[tony210]

Great effort-a lot of stars in that field - Tony

[gnomus]

55 minutes ago, ollypenrice said:

A very charming little fella set in a most attractive background and starfield.

Olly

I know you are Olly, but what do you think of the photo?

[gnomus]

45 minutes ago, tony210 said:

Great effort-a lot of stars in that field - Tony

Thanks Tony.

[ollypenrice]

2 hours ago, gnomus said:

I know you are Olly, but what do you think of the photo?

We should set up a double act as the long and the short of astrophotography...

Olly

[kirkster501]

Fabulous Steve and love the colours and star colours.

[gnomus]

44 minutes ago, kirkster501 said:

Fabulous Steve and love the colours and star colours.

Thanks Steve.