Large Magellanic Cloud

Started by gregbradley, 06/14/2005 12:02PM

Posted 06/14/2005 12:02PM | Edited 06/14/2005 12:04PM Opening Post

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Just returned from a dark site trip.

Large Magellanic Cloud featuring the Tarantula Nebula.

William Optics 80/480 fluorite triplet at F3.8 (Celestron .63 reducer), 8 x 65 seconds, Modified Nikon D70.
Piggybacked on a Nexstar 11, unguided.

Images Plus, Nikon Capture editor V4.3.

Darbys Falls NSW Australia, perfect clear night, no clouds, cold (2 degrees C) very transparent skies, very steady - perfect.

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Posted 06/14/2005 02:24PM #1

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Wonderful!
Enjoy that great place, and keep posting! 8)

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Posted 06/15/2005 01:02AM #2

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Here's a 2nd set of exposures. 11 x 30 seconds.

Captured automatically using Nikon Cature Control where you program, start and come back later and its done.

You can even preprocess the captured images and they are saved preprocessed.

Very handy except it won't do longer than 30 seconds!

Images Plus will though.

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Posted 06/16/2005 01:24AM #3

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Nice! I saw this galaxy from Guatemala once but it didn't look like this -- full moon got in the way!!

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