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Originally Posted by RobF
Beautiful shot Greg. Thanks for posting even if altitude doesn't allow shooting for perfection. It a wonderful galaxy. I was surprised some years ago how much spiral detail was visible through my 8" with a DSLR with 5x5min shots, but this is really hinting at what might come out if you had Martin P's northern hemisphere location at your beck and call  |
Thanks Rob. I think Martin may've imaged this one as I recall.
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Originally Posted by David Fitz-Henr
That's very nice for one hour Greg; some good detail and fainter extensions captured there  The stars also look quite reasonable for a 180mm scope considering the low altitude for us southerners! |
Yes they look quite good considering the low angle. It was windy as well but the scope was not affected due to the low angle. The wall blocked the wind at that angle of imaging.
Greg.