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Old 09-10-2016, 11:47 AM
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My first AAPOD

I received a nice surprise this morning when I saw that my helix nebula was chosen for aapod
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Old 09-10-2016, 11:53 AM
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Old 09-10-2016, 01:20 PM
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Thanks Colin, it is the first time I have had a pic chosen for anything , I am pretty happy about it
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Old 09-10-2016, 02:03 PM
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Well done mate, great stuff! Really like your observ. walk through too. Cheers Richard.
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Old 09-10-2016, 03:15 PM
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Wow, what a cool thing to wake up to. Congrats.

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Old 09-10-2016, 06:16 PM
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Well done mate, great stuff! Really like your observ. walk through too. Cheers Richard.
Thanks, though it looks like i will be building a new obs in the next 6 months. the seeing conditions are just too bad at the current location

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it was , i only found out when i started getting messages on my observatory facebook site
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Old 09-10-2016, 08:57 PM
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Old 09-10-2016, 10:55 PM
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Old 09-10-2016, 11:03 PM
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Congratulations Aiden, well done and well deserved
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Old 10-10-2016, 07:24 AM
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Thanks guys
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Old 10-10-2016, 05:39 PM
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Congratulations
Nice reward for some hard work and a very nice image there
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Old 11-10-2016, 08:46 AM
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congrats, awesome work - all that setting up and teething issues you have sorted have paid off!
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Old 11-10-2016, 02:37 PM
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congrats, awesome work - all that setting up and teething issues you have sorted have paid off!
Thanks Russell, it was an ordeal but it is now singing, though i have now got the mandatory horrible conditions to limit my imaging time. The last month has been shocking.
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Old 11-10-2016, 03:14 PM
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By the way Aidan, you know an AAPOD is just an APOD with a stutter.....

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Old 11-10-2016, 03:19 PM
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By the way Aidan, you know an AAPOD is just an APOD with a stutter.....

HAHA, i havent submitted anything for APOD yet, i have a target which might qualify but i am struggling to get decent seeing. might not be able to get that one this year.
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