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Old 01-05-2010, 09:52 PM
tornado33
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NGC 3309 galaxy cluster

Hi all
using the window between astronomical twilight and moonrise I got 90 mins centred on galaxy NGC 3309, with the 10 inch scope.

9x10 mins ISO 200. Totally unfiltered so near IR as well as visible light recorded. VERY good seeing (would be good for the planetary imagers).

Ive included a Star Atlas pro screenshot of the approximate area

Hand off axis guided as usual.
Full size version here
The xtra infra red light might be behind the internal reflections from the MPCC coma corrector lenses next to the bright stars.

This area is BEGGING for Strongmanmike to catch with his big chip camera
Scott
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