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NGC 6769, 6770 and 6771 Galaxies

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A photograph showing the galaxies NGC 6769, 6770 and 6771.

This phtoograph was more about taking a photo of something than getting a perfect shot. I hadn't taken a photo like this in my observatory for 3 months, and no photo's for about 2 months, so this was just to see how things were working.

The photograph has many faws such as the non-circular stars and the less than ideal signal to noise ratio, but still I did enjoy taking it and am happy with the results considerng all.

I noticed while taking this that over the months my polar alignment and collimation have both slipped quite considerably and out of focus stars were very odd shapes, so some maintenance seems definitely required.

Camera:SBIG ST7-ME
Lens/Telescope:Meade 12" LX200 classic
Focal Length:About 2180mm
Exposure Time:15 x 300 seconds
Date:13th July 2009
Binning:1x1
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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