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I may be out shooting astrophotography later; conditions are looking good. Can I get an OBO?

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2013/apr/10/exit01.jpg
http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2013/apr/10/exit04.jpg
http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2013/apr/10/exit06.jpg

if any of those can’t be used, alternates:
http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2013/apr/10/exit05.jpg
http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2013/apr/10/exit03.jpg

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Man, I wasn’t thinking creatively….I’m going to tank as I thought way too literally and I don’t have anything funny. Or, I could head to NuTowne today and take stuff there. Delemna…

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I’m using this one of the lamme swept with an f/1.4 (or was it the f/1.8; either way; it’s pleasant, non-distracting, and covered up parts don’t detract too much from the effect. View is across two monitors.

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Wait…this’s still over a month away and we’re begging for extensions?

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Fair enough, SMF!

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w00t! That 4AM paid off! GRATS! 🙂

I had coffee. 😀

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Nicely executed, man… I wanted to throw this up on FB for some friends, but that image is far too large! LOL

BTW, PRINT THAT PUPPY!

I just might. Made it to the (inside) cover of Spaceweather.com!!

http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?month=03&day=26&year=2013&view=view

😀

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linguine I thought I’d have it in the bag till I saw your shot and then I said “Nah…ain’t gonna happen”. It’s an awesome pic and I’m more than happy with 2nd.

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I got my spots, but that would be a pain to shoot through! I clean the sensor every few months or so and the lenses mroe often than that, but then I live in a desert with high dust content and do astrophotography where the lenses/camera body often sit for longer than I should let them without being properly attached to covers and such.

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This was through the main telescope (11″ diameter 2800mm eff. focal length) bender16v. I was there at 4am to set up the scope for tracking while I still had stars to guide me. Then, yes, I just waited till the appointed time and watched through the lens to trigger the shutter.

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I used software to double up the pixel count, chupa. Perfect Resize. Doesn’t make it any clearer really (well, only to a point), but it does make it deliciously bigger.

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:o)

Now I just need to take a 1st place photo, and a 2nd place photo, … that would be nice. 🙂

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Nikon service has had my D600 for 5 weeks now for oil spots on the sensor. Supposedly they are replacing the mirror assy & the shutter but the parts are on backorder. Needless to say I’m not real happy about that.

Rethinking our decision to switch to the darkside, are we? 😉

ROTFLMAO for honest to God real.

//Okay, not. But LMAO, fershur.

Oil spots? WTF; Nikons get oil spots? Do you live near the La Brea Tar Pits, or Houston?

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Got download space? Here’s the obscenely large version: http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2013/mar/25/iss01lg.jpg

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I have objects but not ideas, but I just thought of some, so maybe we’ll do okay! (Here’s hoping; I was just going to skip this one, but then….maybe).

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