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M101 - 2 scopes, 2 coasts..., Tim Hutchison
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M101 - 2 scopes, 2 coasts...

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M101 - 2 scopes, 2 coasts..., Tim Hutchison
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M101 - 2 scopes, 2 coasts...

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I was mostly through the L frames that I wanted to capture with the TOA-150, and hadn't captured any of the R, G, or B frames yet.  I didn't want to see the L frames go into the bit bucket, so I thought I would experiment a little.

I had some RGB data that I had captured with my TOA-130/QHY600 setup in my backyard.  So I thought I would use the L from the TOA-150 out in California, and the color from the TOA-130 in my backyard in Pittsburgh.  This is the result.

It's probably not an award winner, but still worth sharing I think... I did crop it down a bit just because the focal length for the TOA-150 isn't quite right for a target like this.

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M101 - 2 scopes, 2 coasts..., Tim Hutchison

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