Nice image Joe! Even though, as you say, the stars are a little bloated, their colors are very prominent and frame the galaxy nicely. When I show people colorful multiple stars through my scope, I always defocus a bit so the color is more apparent. Mat -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 5:27 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] M102 Here's a little pic I took of Messier 102 this morning -- not too proud of it, but it's an interesting galaxy and I thought I'd post it anyway. Thanks for taking a look, Joe http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=5324 _______________________________________________ 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