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Merope Nebula

Started by SunSpot51, 01/25/2007 09:52PM
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Posted 01/25/2007 09:52PM Opening Post
Paul Maxson
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Hi all,

Here is my "first light" image with my SBIG ST2000XCM. It's been a tough climb just to get to the first level! I see how much more I have to learn!

http://web.gccaz.edu/~pmaxson/DSO/Merope-final.jpg

Paul
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Posted 01/25/2007 10:07PM #1
Ivan Gastaldo
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VERY NICE shot Paul! 8)
I see you are getting FANCY with the diffraction spikes... wink
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Posted 01/25/2007 10:44PM #2
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You captured IC 349 just below Merope. Try stacking a number of short exposures to capture the detail of this elusive object. Here is a closeup taken with my 10" Mak-Cass: http://geogdata.csun.edu/~voltaire/roland/ic349.html

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