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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
He, he, he...yeah baby, pretty good huh?
The very small amount of tilt evident lower right in the full res shot is pretty inconsequential mate
Mike
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Thanks, Mike. Yep, the scope is a keeper
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Originally Posted by Atmos
That's fantastic, totally agree with Greg... So many incredibly small tiny dots!
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Thanks, Colin.
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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Crap load of stars there Rick. Nicely resolved too. I like the star colours but I reckon it could do with some more contrast enhancement to make the nebulae more prominent. I think it is hard to see the nebulae. Then again there are a heap of stars. 
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Thanks, Paul. I agree but I'm going to concentrate on bringing out the nebulosity in the HaOiiiRGB version. I did a quick & dirty version already and it shows the SMC in a very different light (was that a terrible pun?)
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
They come up on Astromart every now and then. Keep an eye out for one.
Yes the 50100 perhaps? I don't think 10-12 electron read noise is a big deal on a widefield scope. No worse than the KAI11002.
Greg.
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I try to keep away from Astromart but that's a good idea, thanks Greg. The 50100 would be a great size. Might have to start saving my US dollars.
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Originally Posted by Spookyer
Great starter Rick for the new scope.
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Ta, Brett.
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Originally Posted by Slawomir
Very nice image Rick, I will use it as a reference when planning my next target - one of those regions with nebulosities within the SMC.
I will be certainly looking forward to your new images taken with this great telescope.
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Thanks, Suavi! Have you seen the Clouds of Magellan web site? It's a good resource for cloud imaging.
http://cloudsofmagellan.net.au/
Cheers,
Rick.