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Imaged at the CCCA Observatory
2nd Niagara Centre Star Party 2009

8" Newtonian Reflector F/5
Losmandy G-11
SSAG
Canon Digital Rebel XT(unmodified)
Baader Coma Corrector

Prime Focus
23 X 3min. exposures @ ISO 800
Dark and Flat frames subtracted
Combined with Deep Sky Stacker
Processed with PS CS2

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Comment by Mark Roberts on February 4, 2011 at 11:28am
Hi Spike. Not exactly sure what you mean. If it is the spikes, they are diffraction spikes caused by the seconday holder on the newt. Just tend to get alot of them when the stars are very bright.

Mark
Comment by spike77 on February 4, 2011 at 10:07am
nice photo how the heck u get those stars like that i luv it
Comment by Mark Roberts on January 28, 2011 at 5:29am
Hi Steve. Glad you like it. So far I love the G-11. Can't get much better in the price range. Before it I was trying to image off of an EQ 5. Could not get images longer than 60 sec. I am thinking of adding Gemini GOTO after my kids are done with university.

Mark
Comment by Mark Roberts on January 28, 2011 at 5:21am
Thanks alot Mark...The coma corrector proves its worth on every shot. Before I started using it, all the stars in the last 3rd of the field of view looked like comets.
Like I had said to Samiam I would like to shoot it wider field and catch alot more of the Merope region.

Mark
Comment by Steve Coates on January 27, 2011 at 4:18pm
Very whispy. You have a nice image here. How do you like the G-11?
Comment by Mark Roberts on January 26, 2011 at 4:21pm
Hi there Kevin, thanks loads

Mark
Comment by Kevin Galka on January 26, 2011 at 2:43pm
Very nice shot.
Comment by Mark Roberts on January 26, 2011 at 8:23am
Thanks, I would love to get a wider angle on it. It barely fits in the field of view of the 8" newt.
Comment by samiam on January 26, 2011 at 8:13am
I love the deffraction lines a newt creates. Beautiful !

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