Comments: 18
djomally [2007-08-31 01:34:24 +0000 UTC]
how do you know where to look in the sky for these rare and beautiful shots
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astrnmr In reply to djomally [2007-09-01 04:55:10 +0000 UTC]
Grab an astronomy book or star chart. They can show you where most of the simplest objects are to find. This particular object is located in Orion. It is actually the center object of the Orion's sword and can be visible with the naked eye on a clear cold night.
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uNiverSus88 [2007-02-23 10:49:43 +0000 UTC]
Wonderful , loving it .
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Larah88 [2007-01-23 18:35:27 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful!
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astrnmr In reply to Larah88 [2007-01-24 15:16:24 +0000 UTC]
thank you
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Larah88 In reply to astrnmr [2007-01-24 20:49:09 +0000 UTC]
You're welcome!
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aidavdbrake In reply to astrnmr [2010-01-16 05:08:15 +0000 UTC]
so, you used the canon body with 300mm lens attached, mounted on a meade superwedge... i guess you'd still need a motor? how did you do that?
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astrnmr In reply to aidavdbrake [2010-02-10 00:02:49 +0000 UTC]
The camera and lens were mounted on top of an 8" telescope on a Meade superwedge with tracking system.
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astrnmr In reply to taylormemer1 [2006-12-22 02:54:23 +0000 UTC]
NP. how did you like your scope? I love it... easier to use and easy to lug around when traveling if necessary. Although I wouldn't mind owning my friends 25.5" SCT f/6.3.
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taylormemer1 In reply to astrnmr [2006-12-22 08:53:19 +0000 UTC]
It was a good scope in the end for me. Ours is donated towards my old high school now, fork mounted in a rolling roof shed on a free-standing pillar. The only thing it truly needs is some darker skies, but otherwise it was a terrific scope and pretty good to use for CCD imaging. Your friend sounds like he has it working for him though. I also had a friend whose scope I yearned for, I believe it was a 12" reflector. I Can't recall the focal length, but it was a beautiful piece of equipment and made some excellent shots.
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Xecutioner379 [2006-12-20 23:18:29 +0000 UTC]
Great capture, I like it
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