M111
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Here's the Garnet Star Nebula on Elite Chrome 200, +2 pushed. The exposure was about 12 minutes with a 135mm lens working at F/2.5 on a Canon A2.
Larger HERE.
Thanks for looking. 
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TxStars
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Looks great.
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Nightfly
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That's a lot of detail for just 12 minutes. Sharpless 2-129 is hanging in there to. These are both much fainter than the clouds of Cygnus. Great job.
Canon A2, Wow, I remember looking into getting one of those in the early 80's. Great camera, still.
Oops, I'm thinking A-1.
Edited by Nightfly (10/19/09 06:24 AM)
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s58y
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Excellent widefield shot. It looks liek you've captured dark nebulae surrounding IC1396.
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M111
scholastic sledgehammer
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Thanks, guys.
Jim - I think I'd rather have an A-1, its build is much nicer, but for $20 including a remote switch, the A2 was an offer I couldn't refuse. It really eats through batteries though, especially on chilly nights.
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Brendan
WO ZS80FD 10th-Anniversary
Meade SN-6
Meade 2080 F/6.3 SCT
Meade LXD-75
Vixen Polaris
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tommyhawk13
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That must be one nice lens! I don't see any purple stars, and it looks great to the edges.
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M111
scholastic sledgehammer
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Indeed, the 135mm f/2L is a very nice piece of glass.
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Brendan
WO ZS80FD 10th-Anniversary
Meade SN-6
Meade 2080 F/6.3 SCT
Meade LXD-75
Vixen Polaris
A bunch of cameras and lenses
Burnham's Celestial Handbook
Gallery
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Nebhunter
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Great shot, but what is really impressive to me is the Guinness used in developing. To me, this is the most under rated "developer" in existence. I found this elixer - developer back when I traveled often to England starting in the late 60's.
Jim may recall our discussions with the waitress regarding Guinness when I was in Maine not long ago? Keep those frames coming Brandon, as it helps to get me through this NO Astronomy whatever weather condition. Well that, and a pint of developer.
Igor
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M111
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I read somewhere you can develop B&W film in coffee, so I decided I'd experiment with other solutions for color. Just make sure all your chemistry is clearly labeled. 
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Brendan
WO ZS80FD 10th-Anniversary
Meade SN-6
Meade 2080 F/6.3 SCT
Meade LXD-75
Vixen Polaris
A bunch of cameras and lenses
Burnham's Celestial Handbook
Gallery
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Nightfly
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Quote:
Jim may recall our discussions with the waitress regarding Guinness when I was in Maine not long ago?
Yea, she was a soucy Irish girl. Igor gave her a hard time about the non-availability of Guinness. This provided endless entertainment during our meal. I'll never forget it.
Cheers,
Jim
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RALF_T
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Great image, great beer!  )
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ClownFish
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Great shot, and interesting developing discussion!
CF
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