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Old 29-September-2007, 02:41 AM
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Hi everyone, This started as a mosaic that could not be finish due to weather. So i decided to process the core section only.
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Beautiful!

Ever wonder if someone over there has a telescope and camera taking pictures of this galaxy?
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Great!

Oh, and can you tell me the names of all the stars in your picture?






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Old 29-September-2007, 07:21 AM
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Thanks Tinaa,Mark and yes i think it would be like looking into a mirror but with a different imager. And Mark there called A thru Z . Clear Skies my Friends
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hi Efrain,

I have been offline some tie - just stumbled over your very nice "core-shot" of andromeda!
very well done!
even the dust bands are there in the center!
greatly done!
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Nice details. thanks for sharing
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Great shot Efrain
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Thanks Diets,Shahriar,Andy The inner dust band was a challenge trying not to wash-out by the luminance channel and the small amount of Ha. Clear Skies to All.
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Nice one Efrain. I don't get tired of looking at that.


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Beautiful!

Ever wonder if someone over there has a telescope and camera taking pictures of this galaxy?
Yep! Similar idea expressed on this very board six years ago (fourth bullet in list).
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One of the very few regrets I have about moving to Oz is that this beautiful galaxy so often on or below the horizon. Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks Torsten, Matt
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Beautiful photo Efrain.

Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks Jean, sorry for my late response just returned from a business trip.
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Great image! I like how the dust lanes stand out.
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Thanks Kyle, I put some extra processing time in the dust lanes i'm glad it came out well. Clear Skies my friend.
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I put some extra processing time in the dust lanes i'm glad it came out well.
yes it has come out very well indeed
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