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[multiweb]

Here's a quick one I did same night I shot M17 before packing up. NGC104 - 10x1mn + 10x30s stacked in CCD stack. No calibration. Celestron 5"/QHY8 gain1 offset 110 at prime focus - autoguided PHD/ED80 on G11. Would probably need more time and exposures to bring up the two little DSO on each side of the globular cluster. Only noticed when processing. At first I thought it was some donuts on my mirror as I didn't do any flats. Not sure what they are. Thanks for looking.

http://www.multiweb.com.au/astro/NGC104.jpg

[Phil]

very nice Marc well done.
Phil

[strongmanmike]

Not Bad Marc :thumbsup:..

I believe the two fuzz balls are SMC globular clusters?

Mike

[Lester]

Very nice image.

[multiweb]

Thanks for the comments. I'll have another go this week-end and try not to burn the core this time.

[iceman]

That's a fine image, Marc. nicely done.

[winensky]

Lovely image especially with the two clusters. Yes they are globular clusters of the SMC. NGC 121 is the oldest of the SMC globs at around 10 -11 Gyr and the smaller is ISO 28-19 one of SMC's younger Globs at around 4 Gyr.