Very nice Tyler! That image is now the background of my computer. It has been a long time since something other than an APOD image made it to my background. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tyler Allred Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 1:38 AM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] NGC6946 - The Fireworks Galaxy - from Nocturne Observatory Hi all. While working out the bugs in my home-built astrograph, I have been making the most of galaxy season... targeting the closer and larger galaxies, many of which I had imaged previously at shorter focal lengths. But this one is a new target for me. I spent four nights on this target, however one night had terrible seeing... so bad that I decided not to use the data at all. The night I collected the color data wasn't a great night either, but good enough. The luminance data was a different story. I finally have the collimation of my scope nearly perfect, and I got two great nights with stable skies, which is unusual here in Utah. We always seem to have the jetstream right over our heads and the seeing is frequently quite bad. At any rate, I combined the decent color data with really good luminance for this image. The full version is worth a look... I promise. :) I think I might have a new personal favorite image in my collection. I am really happy with the way the scope is now performing. Here is a link to the image on my website: http://www.allred-astro.com//viewer.php?id=135 <http://www.allred-astro.com/viewer.php?id=135&cat=1&sub=102> &cat=1&sub=102 As always, please click the image a couple of times to get to the full version. Your comments and feedback are always welcomed. Thanks and Clear Skies to All, Tyler _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". This message and any attachments are solely for the use of intended recipients. The information contained herein may include trade secrets, protected health or personal information, privileged or otherwise confidential information. Unauthorized review, forwarding, printing, copying, distributing, or using such information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you received this email in error, and that any review, dissemination, distribution or copying of this email and any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please contact the sender and delete the message and any attachment from your system. Thank you for your cooperation