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    My best effort. There is much more detail to see through the 'scope, but my camera technology is pretty primitive, and hasn't caught much of it.


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    great pics guys and mickstv your rig is awesome

    i'm stuck at work but keep ducking out with a welders shield

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    Give that tree a prune Mick

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCADA View Post
    Give that tree a prune Mick
    On the weekend.



    Mick

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    This pic is about as far in as it got. On it's way out again now.



    Taken with my homemade 6 inch Newt.


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    That's some nice gear Learjet.

    My pictures would have been a bit better if I didn't have wind moving the rig and also less ambient light.



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    Bloody nice pics L.J. and Mick. Interesting to note the different azimuths our three locations showed.

    Nice big Dob. you've got there L.J. - my best scope is a Taiwanese 150mm. Would love a big light bucket like yours.

    I ended up using just one of the the big #11 filters for the objective end, and a #5 oxy-welding filter for the eye-piece. Seemed about right.

    My little retina-burner. |-)


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    Well it's all over here.



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    Yep, done for the next 100 years or so.

    Took hundreds of pics at all stages. I may have the "black drop" in some frames. Have to check those frames when I get back from doctor.

    It was a great experience but really drained me with this flu.

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    As a follow up, NASA has released some jaw dropping videos, like this one.


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