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M101 first attempt ever., Donnie Barnett
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M101 first attempt ever.

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M101 first attempt ever., Donnie Barnett
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M101 first attempt ever.

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Put an old astromaster 130 on my CGE to see what I could do in a red zone. This picture looks like it was taken 100 years ago, but it is a start. How do you deep sky imagers do this stuff? I think it is the most underappreciated form of photography out there. SO HARD!

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M101 first attempt ever., Donnie Barnett