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Old 03-06-2005, 12:42 PM
EddieT (Eddie)
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Ready, willing and Abell 1060

Sorry about the subject

This is a longer-term project I wanted to try before Hydra sets too far. This was pushing the little 6" scope beyond its limits with a 4x Powermate to f24 (3600mm).

Covering about 14x10 arcminutes, this is part of the Abell 1060 group in Hydra centered on the galaxy NGC3312. There are a dozen or more galaxies visible in the field and several very bright ones. Well bright compared to the dim ones anyway. This image was taken over 5 nights and totals almost 14 hours of exposures. Perhaps the limit for a 6" telescope under the Gold Coast skies!

All the best,
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