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Started by bbd1624, 03/28/2008 06:17AM
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Eric Houby
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I took this one a couple of weeks ago. The framing is poor but I like seeing all of those galaxies.

5 hours L and 1 hour each of RGB for a total of 8 hours.

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Posted 03/28/2008 01:18PM #1
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Eric,

The framing's actually quite cool, with all the galaxies in the shot!

Eric
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Sweet shot Eric! 8)
Thanks for sharing!
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Nice shot Eric!
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Very nice image of this tough galaxy Eric smile

I have attempted this one before,the outer "halo" is so faint and hard to get good SNR on.Your image shows it well!


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I especially like how the H-alpha regions show up so well in the galaxy. You make imaging this tough target look so easy. Well done!!
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Great shot! camera, scope and mount type?

Thanks for sharing!
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Posted 03/29/2008 12:15AM #7
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cool result, Eric!
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Posted 03/29/2008 04:07AM #8
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Thanks guys. At first I was very frustrated while processing this one and set it aside for a week. After processing with a fresh eye I'm much happier with it.

It was taken with a QSI-516ws and a SV105. The mount is a G11.

-Eric
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