Thanks George.
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From: az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On
Behalf Of George Kolb
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2018 6:11 PM
To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: M83 - The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy
Bernard,
I’ve always loved M83 but imaging from the north is challenging. It was
difficult to obtain a balanced level of RGB due to its lower elevation. This
image is very color neutral and with the higher resolution than I could ever
capture with my TEC140 its a joy to view. Nice job with the processing! George
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 10, 2018, at 5:37 PM, Bernard Miller <bgmiller011@xxxxxxx> wrote:--
Hi,
Martin Pugh has started a data subscription service at his observatory
in New South Wales Australia. There are three different systems to
choose from, CDK17, RH305, and RC12.5. You can check it out here
https://www.martinpughastrophotography.space/
I have always admired Martin's work and decided to give the
subscription a try, especially since the scope is in Australia. It
gives me a chance to process southern hemisphere objects I would
otherwise never be able to acquire. The cost, I think, is pretty
reasonable. It is less than what you would pay for site costs at most
places, even if you went in with others to divide the cost. And you
don't have the startup expense of buying and shipping a system to
Australia. Finally, the data Martin acquires, judging from the first
two objects I have worked on, is very high-quality data. If you are
looking for a chance to get some of those southern hemisphere objects
you can't get from up north, I would highly recommend giving this a try.
My first image using Martin's data is M83, also known as the Southern
Pinwheel Galaxy or NGC 5236. It is a barred spiral galaxy about 15
million light years away in the constellation Hydra. It is one of the
closest and brightest barred spiral galaxies in the sky and is visible with
binoculars.
Comments and suggestions appreciated.
http://www.azstarman.net/CDK/M83.htm
Thanks,
Bernard
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