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PDO – Pretty Pictures
I don't take a lot of "pretty pictures", simply because telescope time is
precious and there are so many asteroids. However, from time-to-time, I take time to get
some simple images. After seeing the results of even humble efforts, I'm often inclined to
dedicate at least one night to getting some images of the wonders of the Universe - just
so I can remember that astronomy should not be all work and no play.
Image Details
- Unless noted otherwise, these pictures were taken at the PDO using the 0.5m telescope
and FLI IMG-1001E.
- The color image exposures in each filter were 30-60s. Johnson-Cousins RVB filters were
used in lieu of the usual RGB. No luminance image was taken.
- The images were combined in CCDSoft from Software Bisque.
- Conversion to GIF caused some loss of quality.
 Messier
8
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 Messier
16
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 Messier
17
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 Messier
27
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 Center
of M31
14" LX-200, FLI-1001E, 150s unguided |
 M51
20" R-C, 2x120s, Richardson-Lucy Sharpen |
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