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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons
Very nicely captured, Eric!!!!!
That particular PN doesn't have a name other than NGC2022, so you can call it whatever you want to.
How about Eric's Planetary 
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LOL thanks Ken. i'll leave it up to my imagination
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Originally Posted by citivolus
That one definitely goes on my observing list. Nice shot.
Eric
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Thanks Eric. you must have really dark skies to be able to see that. the only planetary i can see is M27 or my eyes are just getting worse.
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Originally Posted by zipdrive
looks like kenny from south park, except with one eye..
man..I should be going to sleep...
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thanks dave. i guess 2 hours the difference from where you are? a blue kenny 1 eye pn
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Originally Posted by Ric
Another nice capture Eric. I know the Hubble image has more detail but I prefer your image. I think it's the wider field that gives the "smoke ring" in the middle of nowhere effect.
Cheers
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CHeers Ric. The image has been cropped down to actual size. the uncropped version has a much bigger fov.
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Originally Posted by Ingo
Very nice image, almost as good as hubbles! I see Hubble gives a false color representation? Or maybe that's not just visible light. 
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i wish as good as hubble

thanks.
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Originally Posted by tornado33
Yes another good shot, good to see youre getting clear skies too 
Yes HST shots are often in false color, actually I wish there were true colour, thats why I like looking at images like this, showing it in its true colours
Scott
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cheers scott. this week we are getting clear skies and no moon! im taking all the chances i can get. although thursday/friday will be 42 degrees! wish i had houghy's DSLR
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Originally Posted by leon
You just keep going and going Eric, nice capture indeed.
Leon
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thanks leon! use this clear skies we are having before its too late!
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Originally Posted by Bassnut
Excellent shot for the gear you have, well done. It appears over time your skills and object selection have now extracted the absolute max from your rig, you might have hit a brick wall Eric. Bout time someone say donated an Astro cam for you go to the next level ;-). I think you would progress in leaps and bounds, given the chance, you certainly have the talent!.
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thanks fred. would loveee to have your cam for starters

don't think i will be getting any equipment in a long time though.. .kinda broke.