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Leo plus Saturn and the Beehive Cluster
January 7th, 2006
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM Lens tripod(no tracking)
two 8 second shots averaged and cropped.
Very foggy but processed well.
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Big Dipper (Really just a portion of Ursa Major)
January 7th, 2006
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM Lens tripod(no tracking)
two 8 second shots averaged and cropped.
Very foggy but processed well.
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Auriga
January 7th, 2006
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM Lens tripod(no tracking)
two 8 second shots averaged and cropped.
Very foggy but processed well.
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Bootes
January 9th, 2006
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM Lens mounted on Losmandy GM-8
Ten 30 second shots stacked and cropped.
Fairly clear night out at Blackhoof (Parents place northern Minnesota.)
I was happy with how Arcturus showed its color and its double star.
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Beehive Cluster and Saturn
January 9th, 2006
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM Lens mounted on Losmandy GM-8
Twenty 30 second shots stacked and cropped.
Fairly clear night out at Blackhoof (Parents place northern Minnesota.)
I plan on hitting the King Cobra Cluster when I have a chance to zoom in on it.
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Comae Berenices
January 9th, 2006
Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM Lens mounted on Losmandy GM-8
One 30 second shots cropped.
Fairly clear night out at Blackhoof (Parents place northern Minnesota.)
This one is more for the star cluster then the constellation.
Oh.. and the streak on the right is a meteor.
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