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Old 17-05-2013, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Larryp View Post
Nice Peter! Another side-on galaxy about 7 o'clock is quite bright, too
Thanks Laurie... yes, I was surprised by how much stuff emits signal in the I/R

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Nice one Peter.

IR or NIR?

Regards

Steven
NIR +700nm and beyond.... that said, I could be tempted to look at a +800nm filter as well.

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Sharp as. There's a side-on galaxy at 3 o'clock that seems to have a strong signal in IR. Rho would be a good candidate see how many background stars you can dig out of those dark lanes.
Thanks Marc....AP honders.. stupidly well corrected......

Yep, I've got a similar hit list in mind
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