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Started by jsuro, 05/09/2005 10:44AM
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Jose Suro
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Hi All,

A gorgeous night last here in West Central Florida! Clear, warm, no humidity and no wind with great seeing. Needless to say I took the allnighter and I'm going to bed now smile.

This is a full frame wide field image of M23 I took this morning with the STL-11000 and Borg 76ED. The name of the post comes from M23's position at the edge of the Milky Way's bulge where it meets the central dark lane.

There is a full size crop of the cluster on my website below the full frame image as well:

http://web.tampabay.rr.com/jsuro/clusters/m23-STL-ff.htm

Enjoy!

Jose Suro
Tierra Verde, Florida

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Posted 05/09/2005 12:20PM #1
Larry Durst
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That's a very dramatic image, Jose. Certainly justifies your title!
Larry
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Posted 05/09/2005 01:13PM #2
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Great shot. The resolution of the stars in the star cloud is fantastic.

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Posted 05/09/2005 02:19PM #3
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As sweet as it gets Jose!
Wonderful shot! wink
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Posted 05/09/2005 10:19PM #4
Jose Suro
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Thakn you Guys! You're comments mean a lot to me.

Best,

Jose
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Posted 05/09/2005 10:42PM #5
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I agree with Ivan.... as good as it gets!! 8O
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