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Melotte 15 in IC1805

Started by jomeara, 08/05/2009 02:08AM
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jeff OMeara
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Hi all,

Finally got a couple more hours of clear sky in between the thunderstorms (we have had 3 days in July with no precipitation). Seeing was 2/5, transparency 3/5 and a practically full moon to boot. Anyway, this is Melotte 15 in IC 1805. 9x10 min Ha. NP-101 @ F5.4; ST-10. Comments and suggestions are appreciated.

cheers,

Jeff

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Looks nice from this end. Good contrast range. But are those some processing/diffraction spikes on some of the brighter stars from your NP101, or is that just very well controlled bleeding from the ST-10?

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Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory
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