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Old 24-11-2006, 02:16 PM
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guess what this is...
I personally will offer a prize to the first person who posts correctly what this is (stars is not the answer i want specifics or close to it).

taken with lpi on 8" newt/heq5. 15x2 sec exposures.
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:25 PM
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:32 PM
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WRONG!
next...
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:32 PM
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oh what a dork
its sagitta!!!
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:35 PM
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sorry houghy but....

wrong again!

next try?
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:38 PM
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It's that nifty little double double thingy in Orion, right???

Something like Nair Al Saif?
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:40 PM
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and for the record of 3 wrong answers in a row- -- - - - - - --- - -- - stars with lots of CA?
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name please
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:41 PM
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name please
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:42 PM
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and for the record of 3 wrong answers in a row- -- - - - - - --- - -- - stars with lots of CA?
you know, the funny thing is they werent captured with CA, i put it there in my processing
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:43 PM
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the bright star is Alnitak?
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:44 PM
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Guessing completely left of field here...... might it be.... Neptune?
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Old 24-11-2006, 02:59 PM
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nup, not alintak nor neptune...
not Nair Al Saif either.

come on people!!! who want the prize ( prize!!)
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Old 24-11-2006, 03:03 PM
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But first... just what is this 'mystery' prize on offer?
Are we being cerebrally swindled!

OK then how about epsilon Cap.
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Old 24-11-2006, 03:04 PM
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its a "mystery"
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Old 24-11-2006, 03:09 PM
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At least tell us what time it was captured?

Was it taken last night?
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Old 24-11-2006, 03:13 PM
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Meissa? (Lambda Orion).
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was taken at about 9:30pm on wednesday night if that helps
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C'mon ving, how about a hard one? That is Sigma Orionis with Struve 761 at the top right. Now let's see - Monthly challenge December 2005 wasn't it
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That's it, Paul.

Sigma orionis.

That's what I was trying remember before I went for the other Orion thingy
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