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Old 02-10-2012, 11:47 PM
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Looks like a mosaic of the LMC is on the cards. Will make for an interesting project. Not too sure how to start it, but I'll figure something out. Might start with a smaller aperture first and see how things develop wide field wise. Maybe my 8" f/4 dobbie, as it can give me upto 2.5deg FOV. Enough pain to start with I think.
I'd say sweep from east to west from the NE quadrant of the cloud, move south one FOV when you reach the westernmost extremity, sweep west to east, move south one FOV and repeat. Use a bit of magnification, say about 100-150x, just to bring out every little fuzzy and some detail. You might need a few A4 sheets to fit it all in


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Susy, Panadol AND Scotch, purely medicinal purposes, of course,

Paddy, I've uploaded my sketch of the Grus Trio, Quartet really, in the DSO sketching sticky.
I'll supply the Scotch after I drink most of it
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