NGC7331 - The Deer Lick Galaxy (and friends)

Guys,

You know how each of us has a target which inspires us, well this one is mine, I've always had bad luck with it, something goes wrong, clouds etc etc etc. So I was pleased last night to get a good run at this. I handpicked 36 frames from 18 frames I got about a week ago, and 39 I got last night. I was fairly clinical in that anything that had a hint of a question mark over it (guiding, satellite trails, etc) got dropped.

Here is the result;

webtreatz.com/component/option,com_zoom/...geNo,9/key,72/hit,1/

Hope you like it!

Very nice Dave I love all the other Galaxy's in the image.

Well done fair playyyyyyyy

Great imaeg Dave! Haven't seen that one before. Nice one!!

Stunning Dave, absolutely stunning.
Glad you finally got it.

Beautiful image, Dave - looks as if it's almost a foreground object - and like Carl, I love the scattering of varmints'n'critters coming out of the woodwork!

Ok, now I'm going to show my ignorance... and laziness (can't be bothered reaching for Burnham's): What for it called "The Deer-Lick Galaxy"?

Phil.

Love that image dave.. super stuff