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Steve Paxton

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Posted: 12 Feb 2019

Taken: 12 Feb 2019

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Southern Cross

Southern Cross
These shot where taken last night after a few night trying to find the Octans to no avail . you can see them in a shot but are not visible to the eye. I set up south plus magnetic deviation and set latitude. This is made up of 44 shot ISO 5000 20 sec F4.5 with a 3 second shutter delay 160mm 70-200 F4 . this is stacked in Deep Sky Stacker with the back shots of 200 dark frames , 200 light Frames and 200 Bias frames.

As I am a true beginner here I have tried to edit to what I saw on the net as I have no idea at all. A night and a days work . Enjoy a true Southern view the cross is laying on its side. the Black just below and right is the Head Of the Emu in the milky way.

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 Ko Hummel
Ko Hummel club
great Steve I really enjoy the southern view of the Southern Cross. I do not see any tracking errors. brilliant.
5 years ago.
 Daniela Brocca
Daniela Brocca club
Wow, Steve. Bravo!! The only time I saw the Southern Cross was in Peru.
5 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
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You know we see this all the time in the sky but must say first time this close. errors creep in 30 sec or longer and so far stacking more than 60 shots together. I am trying to find the limits with shooting like this so i know what I can and cant do.
5 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
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Yes you would see it in Peru but even me never like this. many thanks.
5 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
I have been to the Southern hemisphere a few times but I never managed to see the Southern Cross without someone pointing it out to me. A sensational photo!
5 years ago.

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