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Old 16-05-2019, 09:22 AM
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Retrograde (Pete)
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Originally Posted by BruceG View Post
Nice work Pete - a difficult object to image at the best of times, but with the limited window we had for imaging, a great outcome.

Bruce.
Thanks Bruce!

I cheated a bit by imaging at f2.8!
Was good to catch up at SPSP (and see the excellent cabling work you did on your rig )

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Originally Posted by Placidus View Post
Very well conceived and executed - it really looks like a blue horse.

The general starry background with no particular nebulosity is perhaps still too blue, but it is a lovely photo.


(Looking out our window, we see lots of black cattle and a brown horse, but no blue ones).
Thanks M&T - you definitely need a blue horse for your or your neighbour's paddock!


I did some further work on this. Latest version with improved (I hope) colour balance and some enhanced nebulosity:
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