Finally found my lost memmory stick with the session on the Starburst Galaxy. Over 9hrs of imaging combating light pollution cleaning up some the gradients produce by it and here it is. Clear Skies to All.

Photos are of second re-proc. and of first (no text) post.

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Hi my friend.
All I can say is WOW and Well done. This is one of the best photos of M-82 I have seen on any forum. Great job clear skies to you Paul

Very nice presentation of one of the most interesting subjects.

Sometime, I'll get around to processing my M82 and M81 exposures. I know were they're at, just too lazy.

Robert

Wow excellent image, great focal length and very well processed.

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Nice. This reminds me that I was going to add H alpha to my image from last year but so far the weather has conspired against me. In another couple weeks it will be too far west and in my Polaris tree for the rest of the year.

Your shot gives a 3D look. It somehow reminds me of an alien space ship. The dark lanes that shoot out radially toward the "front" (upper left) look like windshields (maybe the wrong term for spaceships). The core then looks like a "Federation photon torpedo" made a direct hit mid ship.

This cloudy weather is getting to me it appears.

Rick

Efrain,

This is a wonderful image. Great color, great sharpness.

--Andy

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Thanks to All for your kind words and encouragement. I believe this is one of my longest session on a particular subject, Thanks again guys and Clear Skies.

Nicely done!

Tom

Wonderful shot, very clean background. What length of sub-exposures did you use?

it's just simply beautiful :]

Thanks Tom, NGCHunter and mr Pachiess. Just uploaded a re-proc. a little improvement from last post. Clear Skies

Efrain,

Can you load the old one so we can see the difference in processing?

--Andy

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Hi Andy just posted the first image and the reworked one.

Hi NGCHunter, they were taken at 2.5-3 minute subs.

Marvelous image. Lovely colour.

Kind regards
Matt