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M101, with a little coma

Started by [email protected], 04/06/2007 01:09AM
Posted 04/06/2007 01:09AM Opening Post
Hello:
Here's an image of the central part of M101, recently taken with a 1k x 1k CCD at f/2.3. The image is a stack of 5 one minute exposures. Since we don't have a coma corrector for this camera, you can see a bit of coma near the edges of the field. Who am I kidding, there's enough coma to frighten small children! Anyway, since we see so many images here with pin point stars corner to corner, I though y'all might get a kick out of something a bit different.

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Mike Connelley

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Posted 04/06/2007 02:40AM #1
Posted 04/06/2007 02:44PM #2
There's a black hole on the ore of that galxy, pulling all the stars apart as they get sucked into the vortex. Send it in to your local paper and tell them that you have discovered the beginning of the end of the universe and all life therein wink

Rolando