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Old 13-01-2007, 10:11 AM
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Doug the shorter exposures work on images like this that have a bright core, otherwise the core Trapezium will just look like a ball of light.

This method is only used if there is an area that is overexposed like the M42 not something that you would do for a faint galaxy.

great image Eric.
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