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I'm not sure the world needs another pic of M33, but couldn't resist taking a run at this data. The problem with M33 is that it's your basic blob. The question is: how much local contrast should I force upon it?

Russ

This image and text were uploaded to Astrobin this morning. https://www.astrobin.com/n5n370/ ************************* NGC 5101—The In Between Galaxy This image is part of my on-going investigation of peculiar galaxies in the Southern Hemisphere. Astronomers have had a hard time agreeing whether thi...

I would be glad to participate. I use an iMac, running the latest OS (Big Sur). I have over 80 narrowband and RGB images from Chilescope.

Russ

I just discovered the IKO project in the SGL forum. At the risk of being very late in the game, may I submit my version of the M33 data?

Russ

Thanks to happy-kat's post I discovered the IKO Observatory project. It seems like a noble project and I posted my own StarTools version of the DSO.

I took a break from tiny weird galaxies and imaged a big weird galaxy. This text and image were uploaded to Astrobin this morning. https://www.astrobin.com/a7l2s4/ ******************** This image is part of my on-going investigation of peculiar galaxies in the Southern Hemisphere. I’m pleased that t...

This text and image were uploaded to Astrobin this morning. https://www.astrobin.com/2d4xy1/ ********************* NGC 2835: The Snake’s Head This image is part of my on-going investigation of peculiar galaxies in the Southern Hemisphere. NGC 2835 is a good looking, face-out spiral that was recently...

This image gave me a lift. Perfect example of two galaxies eating each other. The Astrobin link is: https://www.astrobin.com/z7pssk/ ********************************** Arp 245 (NGC 2992 and NGC 2993) This image is part of my on-going investigation of peculiar galaxies in the Southern Hemisphere. Arp...

This is my latest effort in the parade of peculiar galaxies visible from Chile. The Astrobin link is https://www.astrobin.com/76y24v/ **************** UGCA 180 and Friend Here is another unsung marvel from the Southern Hemisphere. UGCA 180 (the lower galaxy) and IC 2507 (the upper galaxy) are a clos...

This text and image were uploaded to Astrobin this morning. The link to Astrobin is: https://www.astrobin.com/zeqmcw/?nc=user ***************************** NGC 2784—The Stealth Spiral Galaxy This image is part of my on-going investigation of peculiar galaxies in the Southern Hemisphere. I believe th...