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Moon and Mars
19:44 8/1/2006 UTC
< Previous Next >I had some vibrations coming probably from mirror slap. I did use mirror lockup, but it seems I did not wait long enough for vibrations to dampen. The closest encounter was totally blurred, this image is taken a while before it. Mars is that tiny speck in the lower righr corner. It can be seen a little better in larger version.
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Camera: Canon EOS 350D (Rebel XT) | Telescope: Orion Optics Europa 200mm f6 Newtonian reflector | Mount: Orion Skyview Pro, Boxdoerfer PowerFlex MTS-3SLP drive controller | Filters: - | Guiding: - | Exposure: 1/60s f6 ISO100 | Software: GIMP | Location: 60°31'N 26°52'E (Koivula/Kotka,FI) | Seeing: II | Moon illumination 71% | Kuun korkeus +42° |
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Added: 15:30 12/1/2006 UTC
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