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Old 03-04-2020, 07:30 PM
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Well, this nebula is what I might call my standard candle, it’s the one I’ve shot with every telescope and every camera I’ve owned

"Standard Candle" has an astronomical definition:

https://www.bing.com/search?q=standa...omy&FORM=QSRE1

Sorry being pedantic!

Greg.
It may have been intentional
I’ve done a fair bit of research into RR Lyrae Cepheids, using them to calculate the distance to a few globular clusters with my old trusty Nikon D700 and Meade 10 LX200
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