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Old 10-05-2009, 01:06 AM
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Firstlight for RC.. Shame it didn't last long..

Well the sky was brilliant, its just a shame that the dew set it very heavily and started to dampen my spirits so to speak..

Anyway, before it got too rough, i managed a few quick shots... Nothing fantastic here, exposures had to be kept short to avoid the full moon from completely washing them out..

Images taken with:
8" F/8 RC
SBIG ST-9E
EQ6 pro

Cent A
8x1min

M8
20x30sec (subs had to be 30 sec, otherwise the stars near the core would bloom big time, and who can be bothered processing that out )

M16 (I've been dying to image this as I missed it last year...)
20x2min
(self guided through 13nm Ha filter)

As I said, they are nothing flash, but hey, First light of the RC went well, Its my first new data since the 28th of Feb, which all in all makes it an enjoyable night...

Cheers for looking.
Alex.
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