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Old 15-03-2018, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Stevec35 View Post
I would be pretty happy with that Kevin

Cheers

Steve
Thanks Steve. For my first go at it, yep I am happy with the results.

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Originally Posted by alocky View Post
Unfortunately, at .5 arc secs per pixel it's going to be tough to improve on that with any kind of long exposure! I've always thought planetaries were the next frontier for amateur imaging. Rather than longer focal length, we'll all need to move to Atacama...
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Andrew.
Yeah seeing at sea level in the tropics is like looking through soup. I was surprised to get what I did from it.

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Originally Posted by Paul Haese View Post
Pretty acceptable from a DSLR. Things have turned around remarkably in the last 10 years. The colour is good, but it looks like your collimation might need a little attention.
Thanks Paul. Yeah there's some flare to one side of the stars. I suck at collimating F4 Newts too.

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Originally Posted by Placidus View Post
Fiendishly difficult target, well done.
Thanks M&T! This must be good with your 20"?
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