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Old December 18th 09, 09:15 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default An Incredibly Rich Star Field in Canis Major

On Dec 17, 9:11*pm, Davoud wrote:
My CCD camera is on its way back from sunny Santa Barbara after having
its filter carousel repaired. Last night, 16 December, was such a rare,
clear night in central Maryland, however, that I had to try _something_
so I placed my Canon 40D on my 106mm f5 Tak refractor and made a
wide-field image of NGC 2359 "Thor's Helmet" in Canis Major. It is
surrounded by one of the richest star fields I have seen.

The page http://www.primordial-light.com/deepsky6.html#thor

snip

Dude, you _have_ to clean your lens- look at all that dust all over
every inch of the picture.


berk
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