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Old 01-02-2015, 02:45 PM
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Comet 88P / Howell and M8 The Lagoon Nebula
From this morning using the 8" F4 Newtonian and Pentax K-5, 39 x 30 seconds. The little green thing just to the left is the comet. Q2 it ain't.
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Old 01-02-2015, 02:59 PM
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Nicely done Kevin.
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Old 01-02-2015, 03:08 PM
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Nice capture Kevin, another one for the scrapbook . With all this heat the wee hours of the morning are probably the best time to be up imaging.
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Old 01-02-2015, 03:18 PM
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Thanks Bo, Rick.

Yes Rick the early hours are quite cool.
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Old 01-02-2015, 03:30 PM
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Great shot.
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well done Kevin, another really neat conjunction beautifully captured, thanks for posting n all d best, Lindon
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Old 01-02-2015, 05:31 PM
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Thanks Morton and Lindon.
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Great capture Kevin!

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