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			M33. 6.18 hours of exposure over 2 nights from 1 minutes exposures. 
		
	
		
	
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			 
		
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			I was shocked to see that one via binoculars once when in a dark area. Got any of M51? 
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			This one from earlier this year, late last year with the 4.5: refractor. ![]() And this one. A single, 10 minute unguided exposure with my old equipment. A 14" Meade F10 SCT on the Paramount MX+ mount. Unguided! For 10 minutes!  
		
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			Tried to capture the Dark Shark in Cepheus the other night. Too much Moon and not enough time on this one. Will re-shoot at a later date. 
		
	
		
	
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			 
		
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			^ I wonder if there's beings on planets that look up to the sky at night, and wonder what life must be like on another planet. Do they have a social structure like ours? Do they have space telescopes that can see the Milky Way...
		 
		
	
		
	
			
			
		
		
		
		
		
			
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 There are over 2 billion stars in our galaxy. Our star has 8 planets orbiting it. One that supports us. We keep finding planets around just about every star we look at so how many planets are out there in our galaxy alone? Let's say the average is one. That's 2 billion planets in the milkyway, probably more. Now, there are trillions of galaxies, each hosting millions or billions of stars. All built from the same stuff as our galaxy. So yes, I tend to think like is crazy abundant. Intelligent life, well, it's out there somewhere. Probably never to be found though as it will be scarce and probably short lived. Fun to think about. 
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 When I heard this scope announced, I wondered what in the hell he did behind my back to deserve such an accolade!! ![]() Then I learned it wasn't him, so I of course assumed that Jim Webb the Senator must have made the funding happen, so they names it after him, of course. Well, that was wrong too. Instead, they named it after some NASA guy who maybe didn't treat people very well? Who knew that being a jerk at work could get you in the history books  
		
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