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  • Community Highlights

    • Hadley Rima and Environs.

      Apollo 15 landing site

      DeanWatson posted a topic in Lunar,

      Ah! I did image the area after all! Heres the Hadley Riima (Rille) region and close up with the Apollo 15 landing site marked.  You can just make out the rille itself as it bends around the crater in the middle of the 'bay', still pretty tiny.  Looking at it, makes you realise what a tough job Scott must have had coming in for a landing there.  Not like the nice flat plain that 11 had (and even they went long...)
      • 2 replies
      Craig

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    • The Crescent Nebula

      Dave's Crescent Nebula

      dave.hardy2 posted a topic in Deep Space Objects (DSOs),

      18 x 600sec @ ISO800 with darks, flats and bias frames
      Processed in Star Tools finished in CS2.

      I hope you enjoy.
       
       
      • 1 reply
      Craig

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    • Luna 22 05 2018

      Alec's Moon

      Alec posted a topic in Lunar,

      Took this earlier with the little skywatcher Evostar guide scope  and  GP Mono Cam I use for guiding stacked in registax 
      • 0 replies
      Craig

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    • Milky Way

      Simply Stunning Milky Way

      Alec posted a topic in Widefield,

      Had to share this. Have a friend who lives in the states and has just spent a week camping in New Mexico. He is heavily into photography and has just started getting into Astro Photography. 
       
      For this shot he was close to the National Radio Astronomy Observertory and used :-
       
      Nikon D850 
      Star Adventurer Mount, Signa 14mm F1.8
       
      Milky way 9 shots at 120seconds F2.8 ISO 800.
       
      Forground 6 images 60 seconds F5.8 ISO 400
       
      stunning
      • 3 replies
      Craig

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    • Moon 210518

      Ron's CCD moon

      Ron Clarke posted a topic in Lunar,

      First CCD image of the Moon using APT.
      ED80 Pro HEQ5 SXV-H9
       
      • 3 replies
      Craig

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