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orionthehunters Pooh-Bah Registered: 5/29/2005 Posts: 2056 Wonderful image that! Well Done James Thu Nov 9, 2006 2:57pm

ScottAz Fleet Navigator Registered: 2/6/2005 Posts: 1277 Fantastic! Especially for a single exposure ... hand guided!! Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:59pm

Happy-Idiot Stuck with it Registered: 4/6/2006 Posts: 4034 Incredible! Fri Nov 2, 2007 7:20pm

john D All you have to do is ask!! Registered: 8/5/2007 Posts: 5682 nice picture Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:12pm

Astroman305 scholastic sledgehammer Registered: 5/19/2004 Posts: 1026 Very Cool!! Tue Jul 1, 2008 4:47am

Dr Morbius Post Laureate Registered: 2/6/2007 Posts: 3499 Nice guiding and those colors! Wed Mar 25, 2009 11:05am

d.sireci51 Arachnoid Registered: 11/19/2009 Posts: 863 With you 100% my OM1 is 33 years old! Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:58am

JacksCreekHack newbie Registered: 11/24/2011 Posts: 2 Excellent image! One of my favorite nebulas. Tue Nov 29, 2011 6:46pm

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