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Old 20-02-2010, 04:27 AM
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IC 443 in Gemini, the Jellyfish Nebula and a lot of troubles

Hi folks!

On Tuesday we had some hours of clear sky. I had to hurry....

Please apologize my bad english, but I have to tell you how hard it was to get this pic.

To reach my observation place I have to go uphill a macadam road. It is very icy now. And so I slipped into a little ditch .
Clear sky, my equipement in my car and it was impossible to reach my observation place.
I lost one hour till I could manage it to get free. But my nerves were very strained.
Misfortune seldom comes single. Calibrating the polar finder was jinxed. It took so much time. Maybe because I was not really relaxed.
Okay, but finally I could finish it. After a long time I could make the first 15min pic. Checking it I had to realize, that there was no memory card in the slot.

Okay, I had to stay cool now. NOW MORE THAN EVER!!!

I went home for the card, this took 20 mins.
And then I started all over again. At least I got 2 hours of clear sky and 8 pics until the clouds overcasted the sky.

I hope I wrote it understandable. But it was an incredible story and I wanted to tell it to you. And so this IC 443 is a very special one for me.



http://www.prokyon.startime.at/Bilder/IC443.jpg

Canon 350d mod. with Pentax75, 8x900s, ISO 800, flats and darks

a crop:
http://www.prokyon.startime.at/Bilder/IC443_zoom.jpg

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Old 20-02-2010, 05:32 AM
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Werner,
beautiful image!
That is a great prize that was worth all the efforts!
Congratulations
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Old 20-02-2010, 06:09 AM
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Hi Werner, that is a very nice reward for all your trouble; beautiful image.

All the best.
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Old 20-02-2010, 07:55 AM
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Thanks for your nice comments!

Now I can`t wait for spring and summer. Nights will be short but more comfortable - and no ice on the streets.
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Old 20-02-2010, 09:44 AM
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Very nicely done with not many exposures Werner
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Old 20-02-2010, 01:36 PM
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We can't wait for winter for cooler, clearer, longer nights!
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Old 20-02-2010, 10:27 PM
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Thanks!

In the wintertime we have almost always bad weather and fog! So I hope that the summer will bring better conditions.
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nice story and great result !
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Good work! worth all the trouble you went through
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