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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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 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.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
A great result, well justifying all the effort, Steve. The Jewel Box cluster (NGC4755) also shows well to the SE of the Cross.
5 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Just wonderful to see such well know constellations and stars in this clos up. Great work my friend.
5 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
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yes some thing you can't miss in the sky shows up even under city lights. glad to be able to bring it to you.
5 years ago.
 Steve Paxton
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Thank you George one of the things to try out the 150-600 on The Jewel Box cluster (NGC4755) and I now know where to find it. The laser pointer makes it easy to see the star you want to take one of the best finds and ideas. its hard work looking through the view finder to see them the laser stands out in live view big time. two shot set up after that.
5 years ago.

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