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Old 11-07-2009, 02:47 PM
Dennis
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Neptune & Triton. Mewlon 180 & ST7 prime focus.

Hello,

Well, after the fright of a possum fight with one of the combatants having a swim in our pool, twice, I finally managed to settle down and grab some images of Neptune and Triton.

The gibbous Moon was only approx 3 degrees away but it seems the short, 30 sec exposures were not sufficient to be affected by the glow. I have also included a reference chart from SkyTools.

I had planned to use the night as a working session, investigating some side-by-side flexure issues, so any results showing round stars were a bonus!

Thanks for looking!

Dennis
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