M8 Revisited (2 Sep 2012)

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M8 Revisited (2 Sep 2012)

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hi all,

this M8 Lagoon taken in Spore on Sunday nite.
Consist of 37 lights & 16 darks all in 30sec exp.

Skies condition was hazy, and also light polluted
as usual.....

Scope SV102ED
Mount : Vixen SXP
Drift alignment : nil
DSLR : Canon 40D
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Nice effort! Thanks for sharing.
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Getting better bro! Nice work!
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Nice, keep it up! :P
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Great job "toa jin po" thanks for sharing
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Congrats & good job CK. Looks like better images coming up when you polar align and autoguide :)
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nice! you don't need to go Pungai, Punggol will do :D
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Hi all, thk for all ur kind comments n encouragement.
Yes, Will pick up n try drift alignment nex session. Hope
To produce better images to share. Thanks
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nice picture.
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