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So you cant image galaxies from a LP sky?
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18 years 9 months ago #25004
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Albert White MSc FRAS
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Albert White MSc FRAS
Chairperson, International Dark Sky Association - Irish Section
www.darksky.ie/
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18 years 9 months ago #25005
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WOW isnt it amazing!! Must admit that image has cheered me up no end!! To think thats possible from a location like that!!
Regards and Clear Skies,
Dave.
J41 - Raheny Observatory.
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cleardarksky.com/lp/DrkFrObTNlp.html
now thats light polluted...
WOW isnt it amazing!! Must admit that image has cheered me up no end!! To think thats possible from a location like that!!
Regards and Clear Skies,
Dave.
J41 - Raheny Observatory.
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18 years 9 months ago #25045
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Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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its like he's located in the middle of a volcano :lol:
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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18 years 9 months ago #25120
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Jeeez... that's one super effort!! I'll bet he had one huge thermos flask
Unguided - that's incredible
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Unguided - that's incredible
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18 years 9 months ago #25128
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and incredible expensive mount!
On his page you can also see how he takes "flats"
On his page you can also see how he takes "flats"
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18 years 9 months ago #25253
by DaveGrennan
Regards and Clear Skies,
Dave.
J41 - Raheny Observatory.
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Just thought I'd post this from the images plus group with comments from the author of the above pic.
LOL, reminds me of Monty Python's Frenchman, "Now go away, or I
shall taunt you a second time!"
You think you were amazed, you should have seen the excitement when
I first started stretching the stack, it was positively <edit: removed slightly dodgy word DG>
Thanks to all my Irish friends!
Happy St. Patrick's,
Mike H.
(who is 7/8 Irish/Welsh, 1/8 Spanish, but all-American)
--- In ImagesPlus@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Grennan" <astro@...> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I think your just doing that to taunt the rest of us with mortal
> mounts;) That is amazing. I have to say, I'd sell both my
grannies
> for a mount that could do that!!
>
> As an aside I posted a link to your M81 image on our bulletin
board.
> You can read what everyone had to say here!
>
> www.irishastronomy.org/boards/viewtopic.php?t=3780
>
> One of the guys posted a light pollution map of your area which
makes
> your acheivements all the more amazing!!
>
> Clear skies,
>
> Dave Grennan.
LOL, reminds me of Monty Python's Frenchman, "Now go away, or I
shall taunt you a second time!"
You think you were amazed, you should have seen the excitement when
I first started stretching the stack, it was positively <edit: removed slightly dodgy word DG>
Thanks to all my Irish friends!
Happy St. Patrick's,
Mike H.
(who is 7/8 Irish/Welsh, 1/8 Spanish, but all-American)
--- In ImagesPlus@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Grennan" <astro@...> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I think your just doing that to taunt the rest of us with mortal
> mounts;) That is amazing. I have to say, I'd sell both my
grannies
> for a mount that could do that!!
>
> As an aside I posted a link to your M81 image on our bulletin
board.
> You can read what everyone had to say here!
>
> www.irishastronomy.org/boards/viewtopic.php?t=3780
>
> One of the guys posted a light pollution map of your area which
makes
> your acheivements all the more amazing!!
>
> Clear skies,
>
> Dave Grennan.
Regards and Clear Skies,
Dave.
J41 - Raheny Observatory.
www.webtreatz.com
Equipment List here
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