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Messier 16 and Messier 17, astropical
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Messier 16 and Messier 17

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Messier 16 and Messier 17, astropical
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Messier 16 and Messier 17

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With all that melted polar ice in the sky the mere 30 exposures were a time consuming process while the Earth keeps rotating. Each of the clouds can throw down a brief rain shower. A few rain drops on the scope are ok but not into my beer. An aquaintance of mine is a meteorologist, saying, "we have never been that much at a loss predicting with acceptable reliability." 

Though with insufficient integration it is good to have M16 and M17 finally captured alongside a previous image with M8 and M20. Now the welcome winter may arrive -- dry and cool, please.

Lens stopped at f2.4, no calibration, no tricks, one 350ml can of beer, mossie repellant.

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Messier 16 and Messier 17, astropical