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LAAS Saturday night, M101

Started by fblue, 04/07/2008 10:58PM
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Posted 04/07/2008 10:58PM Opening Post
Floyd Blue
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Hi,
Ok, here is the M101 from Saturday night.
Conditions were not good that night cwy , but the image is OK.

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Posted 04/07/2008 11:51PM #1
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I think the image is very agreeable. Great work.
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Posted 04/08/2008 03:30AM #2
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Great looking spiral - some of those arms are long!
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Posted 04/09/2008 02:56PM #3
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Very nice image Floyd! You just keep getting better and better.
Cheers,
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Posted 04/09/2008 07:09PM #4
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nice job Floyd.
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Posted 04/09/2008 08:09PM #5
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Lovely shot Floyd! 8)
I really like the "field size" that the larger chip gives you... (man, I'm gonna have to start saving to get me a larger chip camera...)
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