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Astronomy Fun Fact:

Yes! This great photo is courtesy of a backyard astronomer! Here's the details and a link to his setup (a must-see):

Technical Details

Optics

Meade 10” f/10 LX200GPS UHTC at f/28 with 18mm eyepiece projection.

Camera Canon D60.
Date 20 August 2002.
Location my backyard observatory in Austin, Texas.
Exposure 17x1sec.
Processing MaxImDL (align, combine), AIP4WIN (deconvolution), Photoshop (levels, curves, etc.).


         


1 posted on 09/12/2002 9:43:37 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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2 posted on 09/12/2002 9:44:25 PM PDT by petuniasevan
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To: petuniasevan
Very nice thanks !

4 posted on 09/13/2002 4:56:33 AM PDT by MeekOneGOP
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To: petuniasevan
bump
6 posted on 09/13/2002 5:18:40 AM PDT by MozartLover
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To: petuniasevan
Great picture and he did a fantastic job on his observatory! Great job APOD!
7 posted on 09/13/2002 6:02:14 AM PDT by BossyRoofer
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