Observation by Ivo: Under dark skies - Mauna Kea, Hawaii

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Ivan Walton

Observer

Ivo

Observed

2015 Oct 26 - 17:39

Uploaded

2017 Sep 11 - 15:36

Objects

Widefield

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Constellation

Ophiuchus

Field centre

RA: 17^h36^m
Dec: -28°20'
Position angle: +42°55'

Field size

25° × 17°

Equipment

Nikon D40 dSLR
Nikkor 50mm Lens
Tripod

Exposure

10secs f1.8 1600 ASA

Location

Mauna Kea, Big Island Hawaii

Target name

Scorpius & Sagittarius

Title

Under dark skies - Mauna Kea, Hawaii

About this image

After visiting the famous observatory we came down the mountain & in the beautiful dark skies took this time exposure picture.

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DSC_0982.JPG (1.5 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Grant Privett, David Basey, Graham Winstanley, Dawson, Thomas Killestein, Ivan Walton, Peter Carson

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