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Old 24-08-2011, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by iceman View Post
Yeh it's not something i'd likely use at home - more for when I'm on site with the intention of getting lots of foreground and lots of sky.
An example taken up at Willow Tree, scaled to 25%, no other processing.
Exposure Time : 30
F Number : 2.8
Exposure Program : Manual
ISO : 400
Focal Length : 11.0 mm
Focal Length In 35mm Format : 16 mm
Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent: 1.5

Plate solve for it at astrometry.net quoted in part.

Your field is at (RA, Dec) = (226.945, -49.162) degrees
and spans 117.50 x 78.63 degrees .

Your field contains:

* The constellation Ara (Ara)
* The constellation Libra (Lib)
* The constellation Chamaeleon (Cha)
* Part of the constellation Carina (Car)
* The constellation Centaurus (Cen)
* The constellation Circinus (Cir)
* The constellation Crux (Cru)
* The constellation Norma (Nor)
* Part of the constellation Hydra (Hya)
* The constellation Lupus (Lup)
* The constellation Musca (Mus)
* Part of the constellation Octans (Oct)
* The constellation Apus (Aps)
* Part of the constellation Ophiuchus (Oph)
* Part of the constellation Pavo (Pav)
* The constellation Scorpius (Sco)
* The constellation Triangulum Australe (Tra)
* Part of the constellation Virgo (Vir)
* Part of the constellation Vela (Vel)
* NGC 3372 / eta Car nebula
* IC 4592
* The star α1Cen
* The star Agena / Hadar (βCen)
* The star Antares (αSco)
* The star Becrux / Mimosa (βCru)
* The star α1Cru
* The star α2Cen
* The star Miaplacidus (βCar)
* The star Gacrux (γCru)
* The star Shaula (λSco)
* The star α2Cru
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