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Hi All,
Had the first good clear night for ages so tried out my new toy, A Vixen FL80S Fluorite Scope (one of the older Real Fluorite Glass ones- the newer scopes use FLP53 Glass which is a synthetic fluorite), took Omega Centauri to check field and sharpness, looks good, then Carina w/an F.6.3 Focal reducer (the Scope is F-8 with a 80 mm objective), on to Cent-A and finally (after the moon was low- moon was about 1/3 Full for all other Pix.) M-20 + M-8.

ngc-5139 was 1 x 2 Min. Exp. at ISO800 no DF removed
ngc-3372 was 5 x 6 Min. Exp. at ISO400 DF removed
ngc-5128 was 3 x 6 Min. Exp. at ISO800 DF removed
M8+M20 were 3 x 6 Min. Exp. at ISO800 DF removed

All Guided, Canon 300D (modded) Scope VIXEN FL80S F-8

cheers......Jim