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M31 core

Started by mclemens, 09/24/2010 09:27PM
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Posted 09/24/2010 09:27PM Opening Post
Mike Clemens
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120 minutes of the core of M31
TEC200ED f/9, field flattener, and EOS 40D camera
riding the venerable AP1200GTO

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Beauty! Detail in dust lanes is striking. There's an obvious mosaic project here....
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Very nice. I might have to include this as a target now.
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Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
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