Milky Way - new moon in Wanipigow MB

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This was taken the end of July.. taking advantage of a very much reduced moon. This was taken at 3 am from our deck overlooking Lake Winnipeg, view to the south. I have more that I will post this week.

Equipment: Nice steady deck. :) Nikon D90, ISO 3200, 30 sec, f2.8, lens = Rokinon 10 mm.
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Fracs: Stellarvue 70T f6; SW 120mm Esprit f7; "Mark Mk. II" - 60 mm Tasco f6; C80 frac f 11.4
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Beautiful sky Ian !
Thank you.
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Great shot Ian!
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
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THankyou Mark and Andrey. This was taken the same night as my report filed for July 28. A bit of luck to see the waning moon collaborating with good seeing. :)
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Fracs: Stellarvue 70T f6; SW 120mm Esprit f7; "Mark Mk. II" - 60 mm Tasco f6; C80 frac f 11.4
SCT: C8 Edge f10 or f7 with reducer
Dob: 14.5" homebuilt strut dob (f4.5 ZOC mirror), Nexus II, Moonlite focuser
Mounts - Ioptron Skyguider pro, Astro Physics GTO900
Cameras and lenses - ZWO 2600 mc, 290 mm mini, Canon 60D modded with Rokinon 10mm 2.8; Rokinon 135mm f2

Skysafari 6 Pro, Astro Pixel Processor, Pixinsight - using Mac tablet and ASIair pro to run the AP rig.

"Mothers! It is there!" - Rafael Gonzales-Acuna, 2018.
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