Omega Centauri.

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mill
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Omega Centauri.

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Omega Centauri with the QHY9 on a ED80.
71x1minute luminance and 30x1minute RGB each.

Full image here: http://martinsastro.net/displayimage.ph ... play_media
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Hi,
WOW!!! Excellent shot!!! [smilie=wow.gif]

Must be a spectacular view when observe at your location.

Have a nice day.
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Awesome!! Wish we had such wonderful skies to capture detail like this!! Great work!!
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Excellent Job
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Mate, that's beautiful! They look so tightly packed together although in reality they are still quite far apart by human standards. [smilie=cheer.gif]
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Airconvent wrote: although in reality they are still quite far apart by human standards.
That's understatement :)
Is there any human who can conceivably grasp the distance of a light year? Or even a few AU? :)
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Nice to see your work again, Martin! The QHY9 must be a blast!
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Post by mill »

Thank you everyone :)
Remus you are missed here.
I just bought the new G11 with the gemini2 and awaiting delivery :)
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