JerryWise
Postmaster
Reged: 12/26/03
Posts: 9284
Loc: Lexington, SC
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I like to image this one every year. Like an old friend you never get tired of visiting. A real pleasure to look at. (I'd like to visit Andromeda one day.)
Tak FS-78 Canon 350d Happ Griffin modified 30 exp at 4 mins ISO 800 with darks and stuff
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LLEEGE
True Blue
Reged: 03/03/05
Posts: 12767
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Nice one Jerry. Lots of detail in those outer arms.
-------------------- A wise man once said........nothing.
A good mount
A few good OTA's
A few good EP's
A decent camera
Crappy skies
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weatherandsky
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/27/06
Posts: 2066
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Great job in capturing a lot of detail!
-------------------- Kerry
* Weather and Sky Photography *
https://twitter.com/#!/weatherandsky
QHY-8, Canon 40D unmodded, Meade DSI-C
Meade 12" LightBridge
Astro-Tech 8in RC
Celestron C6-SCT
Sky-Watcher Equinox 80mm APO
Omcon 4.5" Newt
Celestron Skymaster 15x70
Canon 50 f1.8, 100 f2.8Macro, 100-400 f4.5-5.6L, Sigma 17-70, 18-50, 28-300
CGE, CG-5 GT
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novbabies
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Reged: 06/05/05
Posts: 15678
Loc: Northern Georgia!
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Lovely shot !!
-------------------- Good Seeing!
Mark
Orion 12" XTi f/4.9
VERY old Edmund 6" f/8 reflector
Assorted binoculars
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soreneck
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 04/01/06
Posts: 1327
Loc: Toronto, Canada
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Wow. Shots like this one are almost as good as a visit.
-------------------- Adam
sky-candy.ca
TMB130SS / FSQ85 / C9.25Edge / Lunt LS60HaDS50
QSI 583wsg / DMK 21AU618
SkyWatcher EQ6 Pro
Urban backyard roll-off observatory
One small but fearless dog (chief of security)
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lineman_16735
Tak-o-holic
Reged: 12/04/04
Posts: 3118
Loc: Central PA
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Nice image Jerry. I really want an FS-78.
-------------------- Chris
X-Astronomer
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wrather1
AstroBear
Reged: 10/25/05
Posts: 4489
Loc: Dallas, Texas
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Great photo, well done, Jerry!
-------------------- "And there, within the black inviting vacuum, shine the beacon jewels and diamond dusts of future passed." - D. L. Lundelius
Meade RCX400-12 "Ursa Major"
TMB 130SS + EQ6-PRO "Ursus Polaris"
Orion ED80 "Ursa Minor", WO ZS66ED "grab-'n'-go"
Canon EOS 60Da, Philips ToUcam Pro, Orion StarShoot Autoguider
North Texas Clear Sky Chart
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FebStars
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/02/06
Posts: 1441
Loc: MA
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That's a beautiful image, Jerry.
Tom
-------------------- Tom H
Orion ED80
Televue Genesis 500mm
C8, C5,SN-10, AT66,
Orion EQ-G, LXD75, Nexstar 8 Mount
Mounts
"The cure for boredom is curiousity. There is no cure for curiousity."
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Galaxy001
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/08/06
Posts: 1633
Loc: San Ramon, California
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Great job with bringing out the detail in the dust lanes.
-------------------- Zach
Remember to Keep Looking Up!
My observatory:
Meade LX90 GPS 8" UHTC
With a (Meade) 18 mm UWA ep and a 3x telextender
Other cool stuff:
Meade ETX-60
DSI Pro
60 mm Solar Filter
Celestron dew shield
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s58y
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Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 6505
Loc: Eastern NY
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Great image, with lots of signal and contrast in the arms/dust lanes.
-------------------- Hutech 500D/T1i, 550D/T2i, DMK21AU618, SBIG ST-402 autoguider
SV80S, TV102iis, EdgeHD 800
Lenses: 800mm, 180mm, 135mm, 105mm, 85mm
AP900, Barndoor tracker
http://www.flickr.com/photos/s58y/
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