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Trapezium closeup

Started by RolandC, 02/04/2005 04:09PM
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Roland Christen
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For those who have not seen this image before - it was taken down at the Florida Star Party on Summerland Key in 2003. Scope was my AP 10" Mak-Cass with ST10XE camera. The image is a combination of 60 exposures ranging from 1 second to 20 seconds.

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Posted 02/04/2005 04:50PM #1
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Wow! That's looking right down the throat.

Great shot - Cal
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Beautiful shot Roland!
Not many times we get to see the Trapezium "up close & personal"...

Thanks for sharing!
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Posted 02/05/2005 07:11PM | Edited 02/05/2005 07:12PM #3
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For some reason, this image really intrigues me. I can't stop looking at it. The number of small stars that are visible is remarkable. That scope has incredible optics IMHO (I am wiping the drool off my chin as I say that 8) ). This image makes me want to try a series of higher magnification shots in this area. Nicely done Roland, and thanks for posting it.
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