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The Pinwheel Galaxy (aka M101) is a face-on spiral galaxy 21 million light-years from Earth. It's a large galaxy, with a diameter of... -
Mike Lewis replied to the thread Pinwheel Galaxy (M101).Great job collecting and combining these diparate datasets into such a fine result. Really like the processing as well. ML
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I have decided that this season I'm going to try to focus on just a few targets and really collect a lot of subs on them, rather than...
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Mike Lewis replied to the thread Tarantula Nebula.James, Once I got my gear situated on a pier and running remotely, that has pretty much been my appreoach as well. I would rather get...
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I posted this once before, but captured another 11.5 hours of data last week and the new version is (I think) much better. The Crescent...
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Mike Lewis replied to the thread Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888).Nice rendition indeed. The bnackground Hα is really something that adds a lot to the image, and the detail in the Crescent itself is...
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The Owl Nebula (aka M97) is a planetary nebula located about 2000 light-years away. It's approximately 8000 years old and is known for...
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Mike Lewis replied to the thread Owl Nebula.Lovely Bill, the subtle colors and details are very well executed on this. ML
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Last night I went to our new place (still unfinished) to take advantage of darker skies to shoot the comet C/2025 R3 Panstarrs one more...
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Mike Lewis replied to the thread One more comet shot.Very well done. You have gotten some great images of this. I like the nebulae in this one better too - the processing looks very good. ML
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When I was photographing the comet the other day I realised it had the potential to make a nice conjunction with the Orion Nebula and... -
Mike Lewis replied to the thread Comet C/2025 R3 Panstarrs and Friends.I particularly like these kind of comet shots. You have a nice set now with this comet. Great work. ML
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A friend led me to realise that I could capture the comet with the tail in a better orientation if I removed the equatorial wedge from...
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Mike Lewis replied to the thread C/2025 R3 Panstarrs over Oamaru, v2.Well then, to me this is an improvement over the previous version - LOVE it. ML
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Oy oy oy, what a time I have had with this comet! I only realised it was visible a few nights ago, but it's in a tricky spot for me...