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Old 06-05-2024, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by AlexN View Post
So, on tuesday this week, I took my girlfriend out to a dark site for a little 2 night getaway.

During the afternoon, I prepared a cheese board to have nibbles and a quiet drink before setting up the telescope.

In this cheeseboard, I carefully placed a ring... When she spotted it, I asked her to marry me..

SHE SAID YES!

Later that evening, we were treated to a stunningly crisp and clear night sky, which together, we put to use.

The resulting image was this.

80x3min subs from Bortle 2.

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Right'o Alex, more time collecting data mate, stop with the cheese boards and popping questions palava, ok? .... he he congratulations on the good news and the image!..Hmm?.. perhaps a first?..or at least very rare, ie. no hot air balloon, no fancy restaurant, no gondola on a Venetian canal or even atop a high mountain...nup! popping the question on an imaging expedition, tops the list to me! Cha ching!

Mike
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