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Started by RolandC, 02/15/2006 10:57PM

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Posted 02/15/2006 10:57PM Opening Post

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Tried my hand at H-alpha last night. Scope was 160EDF operating at F5.7 with STL11000 and 10nm Ha filter. Image is approximately 1/4 size.

Rolando

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Posted 02/15/2006 10:59PM #1

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Closeup detail at 1/2 size.

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Posted 02/16/2006 12:29AM #2

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A beautiful image of a celestial icon!

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Oh, that's gorgeous, Roland! What was your exposure time/subexposures?

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Thanks all for your encouraging words. It's been a lousy winter for clear skies, and I hope things look up for us down the road.

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