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Old 22-01-2012, 04:00 PM
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Tarantula Nebula NGC 2070.

I took 22 frames at 2.5 minutes each at ISO 1600.
I ended up cropping the pic right down & just processing the nebula.
It's a little over processed - still work in progress.

Larger version here with higher detail:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ed_3_b_c_d.jpg

Taken with:
8" Newt. Canon EOS 1000D - unmodded, Astronomic CLS-CCD filter,
Baader MPCC, Lodestar with TS9 OAG, EQ6 mount,
from a faily dark suburban park in the East of Melbourne.

As this is my first thread -
here are a few other pics I've taken before I had the OAG & coma corrector:

The Eagle Nebula:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...agleNebula.jpg

The Trifid:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ept_medium.jpg

Lagoon:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...ept_medium.jpg

Omega Centauri:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...largedarks.jpg

Southern Pinwheel processed by Anna:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...nasversion.jpg

Eta Carinae
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...essedlarge.jpg

Orion - one of my first beginner pics:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...mediumsize.jpg

Southern Cross from Mt Baw Baw with just a camera:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...mediumsize.jpg

My telescope - 8" Newt:
http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/i...2604_large.jpg
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