Mersing August 2012

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Mersing August 2012

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Mersing has always been kind to us by offering us clear skies.
This trip we headed for 3 full nights of astrophotography.
Been trying out with something new this trip and got some results after some head scratching moments at Mersing [smilie=desperate.gif]
And not forgetting the cold weather on the 2nd night that was as cold as 21 degrees!
Here's the stuff I took after much struggling lol [smilie=hate.gif]

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Mersing finally installed some water sink!
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Amazing shots! Truly eye-opening for me to go there and see how the experts take all these shots!
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good attempts with the cn212-g11 combi, Elton! At least you are getting round stars too, at that focal length!
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Thanks guys! :)
There were 2 targets totally trashed... Mainly the ring and sculpter galaxy.
The angle was really awkward for the mount and maybe putting alot of stress.
Overall it was a good learning trip to try and take objects at 2630mm lol
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Hi Elton,

Great job, thanks for sharing [smilie=good-job.gif]
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Good trip! Looks like it was fruitful. Thanks for sharing guys!
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[smilie=good-job.gif] Thanks for sharing.
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Brilliant!
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Great job, Elton! More more more....
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Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed them [smilie=admire.gif]
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