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North Polar region

Started by stefan lammel, 05/02/2010 07:06AM
Posted 05/02/2010 07:06AM Opening Post
Here's another from 23rd April, the libration was good for the north. It's about time I got a decent shot of the North Pole, the south usually gets all the attention!

http://www.pbase.com/slammel/image/124098965/original x0.85
http://www.pbase.com/slammel/image/124098706/original x1.1

10in f4.8 Newtonian, Infinity 2-1M, 5x Powermate, Baader blue filter, 150/1500-1900 frames, Avistack, Registax v.5, PSE5, Focus Magic, 3 image mosaic

Regards,
Stefan

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Posted 05/02/2010 08:46AM #1
Very sharp! Why the blue filter --- why not a red filter?
Posted 05/04/2010 06:15AM #2
I was wondering if the Pole was visible, after checking with http://the-moon.wikispaces.com/North+Pole I think it's here -

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