M6 & M7 Wide Field

Started by dsnope, 07/06/2014 05:46PM

Posted 07/06/2014 05:46PM Opening Post

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This is a 10 degree wide field of the Milky Way centered on open clusters M6 and M7.

I shot this with a 200mm telephoto lens on the STL11K, mounted on the Kenko mount. Unguided 5 minute exposures.

http://www.pbase.com/dsnope/image/156437895

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Posted 07/06/2014 05:59PM #1

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Lots of dark lanes there. smile

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Posted 07/07/2014 06:21PM | Edited 07/07/2014 06:21PM #2

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Dave,
Nicely done...

Regards,
Dave

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Posted 07/08/2014 04:10PM #3

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Shots like this make me want to try super wide fields... Terrific FOV!

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Posted 07/08/2014 04:34PM #4

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Thanks for your comments Dave, Rod, and Enrico.

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