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Old 20-07-2007, 07:57 PM
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Scorpion's Tail - Spacewalk
50mm lens (f1.8@f6.3) unguided widefield of the tail of the serpent.

14 x 4 minutes (56 mins) at ISO 800.

3390 pixels wide by 2235 pixels high so you can scroll around. (24 degrees field of view approx.)

Click here (2 MB file)

How many objects can you spot?
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Old 20-07-2007, 08:09 PM
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Absolutely stunning!
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Old 20-07-2007, 08:24 PM
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Wow! I love it! Superb!

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Fantastic effort Bill, crisp and clean, well done.

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Old 21-07-2007, 02:52 AM
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Very nice Bill.
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Old 21-07-2007, 03:44 AM
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Thanks, dudes. I've replaced it with what I think is a nicer version that's not so harsh with the contrast.
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Beautiful image, Bill! Lovely work!
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Old 21-07-2007, 09:24 AM
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Really good widefield Bill. I cheated and used Registar to superimpose a map made with Star Atlas Pro on your image. Still counting!
Here is a 500kB version
http://users.bigpond.net.au/avandonk/mapbig.jpg

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Old 21-07-2007, 10:28 AM
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Wow! What a cracker Bill. Love it!
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Old 21-07-2007, 03:03 PM
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That is a very big file for my dial-up connection, but it is worth the wait for downloading it!

Absolutely amazing shot!

You should be proud of yourself.
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Old 22-07-2007, 12:22 AM
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Amazing image Bill, very nicely done.

A very enjoyable space walk.

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