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Old 23-08-2012, 08:33 PM
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My first Astrofest image: NGC 104 and the SMC

I only managed to get to Astrofest for the last weekend and the conditions on both nights were mixed. Fortunately, there was enough clear sky for me to get some data on a couple of targets, although not as much as I would have liked...

Mount: Astro-Physics AP900
Scope: Tak FSQ-106ED
Camera: Sbig STL11K, Astrodon Gen 2 filters
Guiding: Tak FS-60C and Lodestar
Focuser: Atlas
Exposures: 12x300s + 6x30s Lum, 6x300s + 6x30s each R, G & B
Processing: PixInsight and a lot of muttered expletives

The attached thumbnail really suffers from heavy JPG compression. Higher resolution image here.

Constructive comments and criticism appreciated!

Thanks,
Rick.
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