M 90

[Jim McMillan]

Sometimes I feel like I over-share some of my results. But, if I relied soley on the feedback from my wife - who thinks I keep imaging the same galaxy over and over again because 'they all look alike' - I'd probably stop imaging!

Anyway, M 90 isn't a galaxy you see very often, although I don't know why. I'd never imaged it, but I think it's pretty interesting. It's pretty similar to M 64, but a bit more subtle. The data was gathered over 2 nights. The first started with thin clouds that thickened up to the point where ACP could barely function. It limped along for 11 images (about 2 hrs) before it became clear for the rest of the night (total 31 images usable). A week later, the 2nd night started out clear, but clouded over after 27 images. So, this final image represents 9.67 hrs total exposure.

Enjoy.

Jim

[John Winfield]

Hi Jim,

I for one love seeing your images - they're always so detailed and sharp, the grey scale works very well for them.

John

[Geoff Gamble]

Hi Jim,

I agree with John. Your images are always a treat to see and for me a source of inspiration.

Best,

Geoff

[Russell Archer]

I'm totally with Geoff and John - your images are an inspiration, particularly for those of us like me with less experience and skill!!

And it's not just me who thinks so... I was admiring your M90 image and had it up full-screen. My wife walks into my study and says, 'Wow! That's the best image you ever done'. There was just hint of a pause from me while a little devil on my shoulder whispered, 'Keep quiet kid, she'll never know - take the credit ... maybe she'll let you spend more money on fancy astro-imaging gismos...'.

In the end I had to admit it was a 'proper' astronomer, and not my own work.

Personally I'd love to see lots more images from Jim and others, along with lots of 'this is how I did it...' type information.

Russ

[Michael Cook]

Considering the less than favourable sky conditions, the dark lane details are truly a sight. Bravo!


Mike