Night Reworked M51

Reworked M51 · **3 Likes**

A break from snowflakes, perhaps until next season. Weather has warmed up and unless Feb has an abnormally colder day, I doubt it'll drop enough for good crystals, but never know.
I bought PixInsight as a christmas present this year. I have been re-working some old data to get to learn it and this is M51 re-worked. The colour of the galaxy is better and I have better star colours overall in this version, but the previous version made it into the Planetary Society Jan issue. If you're a subscriber, have a look!

**MikeNArk** · 01-23-2022, 11:12 AM - **1 Like**

Beautiful work from tiny crystals to the vast universe. Looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing the beauty.

aitrus3 · 01-23-2022, 07:56 PM

Originally posted by MikeNArk

Beautiful work from tiny crystals to the vast universe. Looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing the beauty.

Thanks! Yeah the irony isn't lost on me

Both require strong magnification of different kinds.

Also wonder why I've let my two main muses rely so much on the weather...

**MikeNArk** · 01-23-2022, 08:16 PM

Originally posted by aitrus3

Thanks! Yeah the irony isn't lost on me

Both require strong magnification of different kinds.

Also wonder why I've let my two main muses rely so much on the weather...

You will at least be guaranteed breaks. My son and I used to get together with our telescopes frequently. Cloudy nights were always a problem. Good luck with the weather.

RobG · 01-23-2022, 08:26 PM - **1 Like**

Fabulous! The only galaxies I can easily find in the southern sky other than our own are the clouds of Magellan.

**angkymac** · 01-24-2022, 06:54 PM

Two kinds of very intriguing patterns!
Angky.

**K2 to K50** · 01-25-2022, 09:00 PM - **1 Like**

Ahhh gee - really gets the Star Trek, space nerd in me going. Good Work!

aitrus3 · 01-26-2022, 09:06 AM

Originally posted by RobG

Fabulous! The only galaxies I can easily find in the southern sky other than our own are the clouds of Magellan.

yeah we get a lot of galaxies up here in the north, but you guys have some of the best nebulae not to mention a larger band of the milky way. Even at the height of the season, the core only just pops up over the horizon here.

RobG · 01-26-2022, 07:19 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by aitrus3

yeah we get a lot of galaxies up here in the north, but you guys have some of the best nebulae not to mention a larger band of the milky way. Even at the height of the season, the core only just pops up over the horizon here.

Every time I go to the northern hemisphere, I marvel that people could come up with all the traditional constellations with so few stars in the sky!

I'm not complaining about the marvellous southern skies.

Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

aitrus3 · 01-27-2022, 07:16 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by RobG

Every time I go to the northern hemisphere, I marvel that people could come up with all the traditional constellations with so few stars in the sky!

I'm not complaining about the marvellous southern skies.

Haha! well maybe that's why they could! Man when it gets dark in my bortle 3, I can't make out Cassiopea at all. It's super difficult to come up with any patterns for me.

RobG · 01-29-2022, 06:48 PM

Originally posted by aitrus3

Haha! well maybe that's why they could! Man when it gets dark in my bortle 3, I can't make out Cassiopea at all. It's super difficult to come up with any patterns for me.

That makes sense too!

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MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,097	Beautiful work from tiny crystals to the vast universe. Looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing the beauty.

01-23-2022, 07:56 PM	#3
aitrus3 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kamloops B.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,432 Original Poster	Originally posted by MikeNArk Beautiful work from tiny crystals to the vast universe. Looking forward to more. Thanks for sharing the beauty. Thanks! Yeah the irony isn't lost on me Both require strong magnification of different kinds. Also wonder why I've let my two main muses rely so much on the weather...

01-23-2022, 08:16 PM	#4
MikeNArk Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Conway, Arkansas Posts: 15,097	Originally posted by aitrus3 Thanks! Yeah the irony isn't lost on me Both require strong magnification of different kinds. Also wonder why I've let my two main muses rely so much on the weather... You will at least be guaranteed breaks. My son and I used to get together with our telescopes frequently. Cloudy nights were always a problem. Good luck with the weather.

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RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,886	Fabulous! The only galaxies I can easily find in the southern sky other than our own are the clouds of Magellan.

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angkymac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,949	Two kinds of very intriguing patterns! Angky.

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K2 to K50 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Ipswich QLD Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,790	Ahhh gee - really gets the Star Trek, space nerd in me going. Good Work!

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aitrus3 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kamloops B.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,432 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobG Fabulous! The only galaxies I can easily find in the southern sky other than our own are the clouds of Magellan. yeah we get a lot of galaxies up here in the north, but you guys have some of the best nebulae not to mention a larger band of the milky way. Even at the height of the season, the core only just pops up over the horizon here.

01-26-2022, 07:19 PM - 1 Like	#9
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,886	Originally posted by aitrus3 yeah we get a lot of galaxies up here in the north, but you guys have some of the best nebulae not to mention a larger band of the milky way. Even at the height of the season, the core only just pops up over the horizon here. Every time I go to the northern hemisphere, I marvel that people could come up with all the traditional constellations with so few stars in the sky! I'm not complaining about the marvellous southern skies. Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds by RobGeraghty, on Flickr

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aitrus3 Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kamloops B.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,432 Original Poster	Originally posted by RobG Every time I go to the northern hemisphere, I marvel that people could come up with all the traditional constellations with so few stars in the sky! I'm not complaining about the marvellous southern skies. Haha! well maybe that's why they could! Man when it gets dark in my bortle 3, I can't make out Cassiopea at all. It's super difficult to come up with any patterns for me.

01-29-2022, 06:48 PM	#11
RobG Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,886	Originally posted by aitrus3 Haha! well maybe that's why they could! Man when it gets dark in my bortle 3, I can't make out Cassiopea at all. It's super difficult to come up with any patterns for me. That makes sense too!

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