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I got my current adapter from some random on-line shop at amazon. I have to say–it’s a lot better than what you get from Celestron. I have a Canon, but I bought a Nikon mount so others could enjoy; search for “Opteka T-Mount Adapter”; it’s like 20$ or so.

You won’t get a closer mount for a D/SLR, and it’s far better in regards to proper culmination (the screwing ‘feature’ on the Celestron rig is a joke). You should lose 1/2″ to 1″ of focal length, which should get you plenty of wiggle-room to get a clearer shot. If you’re using a right-angle viewer; remove it.

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Okay, it would suck among the voters; but just to qualify, if it’s called the “Wild Duck Cluster”, and I don’t see the duck, is it okay?

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Here’s the most recent stack; conditions weren’t ideal–there was wind, a haze from a dust storm the night before; the pollution from assorted state fires…but given all that, I think I did okay. The Eagle Nebula, home of the ‘Pillars of Creation”, which are more-or-less (ok, less) centered here. Hubble does it better, but I can’t be displeased. It’s at 1/2 res, so too big to post here. Linky:

http://fossilspringsaz.com/pics/2012/jun/18/eagleedit2full.jpg

Here’s a smaller version I can post here:

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No, I figured I’d get an offer, Yoyo–but not one so danged cheaply!!! I’m still counting it as a ‘score’, damned the advertisments!

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I was thinking both, Orionid; if it evokes an animal, but is not an animal….well that’s my line of reasoning for the theme at least.

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Dinosaurs okay? They waz animoos, once, too…. (not talking the real bones, but recreations)

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Meah. Damned desert. Damned sand. + 1/3rd

There’s always a hater.

And there’s always Lake Havasu. It might go well with the voters. A little fan service never hurt.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lakes_in_Arizona

…hrrrrmm…There’s some shots at Bartlett Lake I never think about…and Tempe Town Lake…. okay, you got me. Add .67 to my .33 for a full-on 1.

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I’m excited for this one! I took my best avian photos earlier this year, and next Saturday I’ll be on a riparian aviary photowalk. Plus, it’s friggin’ birds. It’s bound to have lots and lots of participation juju, with accompanying voting goodness (I suspect the competition will be awesomely fierce.)

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After uploading and checking out all the other entries (good stuff!!!) I’m glad I went with something besides the flowers. Would have been three (at least).

I certainly considered this before composing mine (from TIFs, 183Mb images take a LOOOOONG time to save!). But in the end, its the only other subject where I know where in my drive to find all the images, besides the astro-stuff. I’d be a-huntin’ pecker elsewise. I figured it would be up against a lot, though; went b/w to ‘stand out’. Yeah, hows that working out for me? 😥

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Eash…didn’t mean to cause a ruckus; I just recomposed to 20. NBD.

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Re-reading, “say 4-20 images”; please tell me 24 isn’t too many. I worked hard on this project. I’d hate to be dq’d over a 20% extravagance, but I can crop if I must. Not that it will matter; it’s always the ones I actually spend time upon that fail…

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Meah. Damned desert. Damned sand. + 1/3rd

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20 is the upper limit, huh? Damn. I’ll have to cull some shots…

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I’d think it’s okay, emiliogtz, but it’s not my place to say. It is my place to say it’s a cool composition and I like, very much.

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Since I only have a ghetto-phone that isn’t interwebzed, I never got into the twitter thing. I think I technically have an account, but I’ve never used it. I can’t compress my thoughts to 144 characters. I’m too wordy.

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