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testing.jpgtestimage971 views2X30Seconds at ISO1600Martin
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Lagoon.jpgLagoon nebula.703 viewsThe Lagoon Nebula is estimated to be between 4,000-6,000 light-years from the Earth. In the sky of Earth, it spans 90' by 40', translates to an actual dimension of 110 by 50 light years. Like many nebulas, it appears pink in time-exposure color photos but is gray to the eye peering through binoculars or a telescope, human vision having poor color sensitivity at low light levels. The nebula contains a number of Bok globules - dark, collapsing clouds of protostellar material - the most prominent of which have been catalogued by E. E. Barnard as B88, B89 and B296. It also includes a funnel-like or tornado-like structure caused by a hot O-type star that pours out ultraviolet light, heating and ionizing gases on the surface of the nebula. The Lagoon Nebula also contains at its centre a structure known as the "Hourglass Nebula" (so named by John Herschel), which should not be confused with the better known Hourglass Nebula in the constellation of Musca. In 2006 the first four Herbig-Haro objects were detected within the Hourglass, also including HH 870. This provides the first direct evidence of active star formation by accretion within it.Martin
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Lagoon_done2G.jpgLagoon nebula.413 views16X10Minutes Luminance
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ED80 and QHY9 on a losmandy G11 with Gemini 2
This was just a guiding test after many problems.
Still not perfect but it is getting there.Martin
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Dave_and_scope.jpg521 viewsMartin
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Grasshopper.jpg419 viewsMartin
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Sombrerocropdone.jpgSombrero galaxy1546 viewsThe Sombrero Galaxy (also known as M104 or NGC 4594) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo located 28 million light years from Earth. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk. The dark dust lane and the bulge give this galaxy the appearance of a sombrero. Astronomers initially thought that the halo was small and light, indicative of a spiral galaxy. But Spitzer found that halo around the Sombrero Galaxy is larger and more massive than previously thought, indicative of a giant elliptical galaxy. [5] The galaxy has an apparent magnitude of +9.0, making it easily visible with amateur telescopes. The large bulge, the central supermassive black hole, and the dust lane all attract the attention of professional astronomers.Martin
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IMG_0518.jpgnice view373 viewsnice viewMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0517.jpgARB Kev436 viewsARB Kev.MartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0516.jpg282 viewsKev's CarMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0515.jpg290 viewsJacki and carMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0514.jpg288 viewsAlex's carMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0513.jpg287 viewsScotty's carMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0512.jpg296 viewsMark beside his carMartinMay 21, 2016
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IMG_0511.jpg290 viewsHang this in the ceiling and Mark will be out of business :PMartinMay 21, 2016
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