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NGC 4755 (Jewel Box) Megrez 80

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This is the Jewel Box wide field. I was attempting to bring out more detail in the surrounding area of the Jewel Box, as the area is so tightly packed with star and dust I thought it might be interesting to see what appeared.

Autoguiding was performed using GuideDog guiding using a Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 looking through a SkyWatcher 70x700 guidescope.

Here is a comparing shot taken wit
This is the Jewel Box wide field. I was attempting to bring out more detail in the surrounding area of the Jewel Box, as the area is so tightly packed with star and dust I thought it might be interesting to see what appeared.

Autoguiding was performed using GuideDog guiding using a Logitech QuickCam Pro 4000 looking through a SkyWatcher 70x700 guidescope.

Here is a comparing shot taken with 60 second exposures on the same night, and here is a shot taken through my 12" LX200 at 120 second exposures.
Camera:Canon 350D (un-modified)
Lens/Telescope:William Optics Megrez 80 telescope on Losmandy GM8 mount
Aperture:F/6.3
Date:21st January 2007
This is a web site of photography and astronomy, by Roger Groom in Western Australia. Photographic subjects include Pemberton, Dryandra Woodland Karri Forest, Cape Leeuwin, Ocean Landscapes, Kings Park, El Questro and Emma Gorge, and much more landscape photography.
Astrophotography subjects include The Milky Way, Large Magellanic Cloud, Small Magellanic Cloud, Orion Nebula, Saucepan Constellation, Southern Cross, Southern Cross and Pointers, Startrails, and much more astrophotography.
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