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M87 and Markarian's Chain, Shawn Fields
M87 and Markarian's Chain
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M87 and Markarian's Chain

M87 and Markarian's Chain, Shawn Fields
M87 and Markarian's Chain
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M87 and Markarian's Chain

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Hawaii is a haven for star gazing and the seeing is exceptional most of the time at altitude. This is from my first time shooting at a dark sky location. Astrophotography becomes so much simpler and enjoyable with data collected from dark skies! I know we hear it all the time. Now I know. I count my blessings. This is really just 66 min of Lum data with a little RGB from the D800 which, from a Bortle 6 sky couldn't compete. It's not easy to escape the light pollution on Oahu and i'm eager to find other dark sky sites on the neighbor islands.

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M87 and Markarian's Chain, Shawn Fields