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Old 11-03-2009, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by AlexN View Post
Its definitely not bad... But I've seen many a mosaic of this area of sky, and to be horribly honest, I've seen many many better renditions than this one... Maybe they were attempting to highlight the fact that it was done with a small scope and digital camera rather than a CCD etc... I dunno.. Just definitely doesn't stand out as an APOD winner to me..
there is one that is about the same as the one posted, except the whole field is awash in red nebulosity. Quite stunning and I can only imagine how awesome a full mosaic of the entire constellation with these exposures would be.
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