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Old 07-06-2012, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Dennis View Post
Wow – what a dramatic view. Nice work Peter, glad you were able to make the trip out west ...
Dennis
Thanks Dennis, looked long and hard at the forecast, and finally chose Wagga Wagga. Easy drive down the Hume. The hard bit was packing all the gear. (attached pic)

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Originally Posted by iceman View Post
Lovely work Peter!
Thanks Mike...more to come

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Originally Posted by astronobob View Post
True, that is awesome through the CaK, wondering what type of camera you used as I tried imaging with a Cak a yr ago but couldnt, Lol , , ? Dig the detail you have in this, Coool as !
Ta. Any mono cam should work fine.

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Originally Posted by Steffen View Post
Breathtaking! Congrats, Peter.

I notice you have a slight halo around Venus, too, like pretty much of the other images I've seen (including mine). This makes me think that it isn't just an imaging or processing artefact but that there is actually some flaring going on around Venus' atmosphere?

Cheers
Steffen.
Thanks Almost certainly an artifact... but will have a look
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