M81-82 LRGB

I was able to get some color before the clouds came back. I would like to get more LUM data and H-a data but this will have to do for now.

http://www.tvdavisastropics.com/astroimages-1_000027.htm

Hope you like it.

Tom

Oh, my goodness! If this were my shot I'd have it printed and framed! Terrific shot!

Eric

Really nice image. I can not only see a number of dimmer galaxies, but also what is presumably the high-latitude galactic dust that permeates this area (and I believe that is what causes those darks linear features over M81).

I think you may have a bit of a magenta cast to the image, but I don't currently have a calibrated monitor handy to say for sure. Looking at the histograms, it appears to be slight but noticeable. You can test my theory by increasing the green chanel in Photoshop.

Ron Wodaski

Excellent image Thomas, very good color and detail is great!

Sweet image Tom!! I'm glad that spring is on the way.... I have missed your images.
Cheers,
Tyler

Nice Tom!

I don't recall seeing an image of this area so deep.
It will be interesting to see how Ha data will affect the integrated flux,if it does.

Happy your skies have cleared a bit for you.

Jason

Stunning!!!



Joe

Fantastic.

Greg.

Astounding shot Thomas!
Beautiful colors & detail... a beauty! 8)

hi Tom,

first off: congrats on a very well deserved APOD!
you have done a great job on these couple!
it is most impressive to see the intergalactic 'cirrus' between the couple!
resolution is marvellous and colors are very good too!
super!