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Old 08-08-2016, 09:26 PM
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Another offering from Astrofest.
The Skull Nebula!
The wider FOV shows galaxy NGC 255 too.
4hrs and 20min of 5min subs.
127mm triplet, CDS1100D, DSS and CS3.
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Old 08-08-2016, 09:50 PM
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Very nice Jeanette Quite nice resolution from a refractor and DSLR!
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Old 08-08-2016, 10:18 PM
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That's pretty cool.
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Really nice Jeanette, you don't see the Skull nebula that often so its good to see it again.

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I was surprised this was taken so well with a DSLR. Nice job, it looks great.

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Old 09-08-2016, 09:45 AM
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Another nice one, JJJ!
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Great PN - galaxy pairing JJJ, that's a good one

Didn't know this PN was so close to a cool galaxy

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Great PN - galaxy pairing JJJ, that's a good one

Didn't know this PN was so close to a cool galaxy

Mike
All it needs is a comet to bisect their angle to make the image perfect.
Terry Lovejoy needs to get his act together.

Thanks for the kind comments everyone.
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I just went through my data again and look what I found!!!
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I just went through my data again and look what I found!!!
Another nugget of pure green?
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Bester saw it too.
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Nice capture JJJ

Interesting object that Skull, very cool
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OMG Jeanette! You're the best comet catcher alive!
Gotta catch 'em all?
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Very pretty JJJ
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I think you've proven the existence of Russell's Teapot, JJJ
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More aesthetically pleasing Skull neb.
Yes, I've run out of data.
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Yes, I've run out of data.
I prefer the first
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