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		<title>The Running Man nebula &#8211; the full Monty</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/07/the-running-man-nebula-the-full-monty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:29:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managed to process the full width of this image which I didn&#8217;t think I&#8217;d manage to do when I started on this one earlier today.
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<p>Managed to process the full width of this image which I didn&#8217;t think I&#8217;d manage to do when I started on this one earlier today.</p>
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		<title>Running Man &#8211; bigger crop</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/07/running-man-bigger-crop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managed to squeeze out a bigger crop which brought in the top of M42 at the bottom of the image.
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<p>Managed to squeeze out a bigger crop which brought in the top of M42 at the bottom of the image.</p>
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		<title>The Running Man nebula in Orion &#8211; the complete dataset</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/07/the-running-man-nebula-in-orion-the-complete-dataset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used Registar to add together all the data I had on the Running Man nebula in Orion.  This amounted to well over 80 hours of total exposure time including some recent 5 x 1,000 second subs from the Hyperstar III.  The reason for the 8-spiked stars is that the spikes were orientated differently in [...]]]></description>
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<p>I used Registar to add together all the data I had on the Running Man nebula in Orion.  This amounted to well over 80 hours of total exposure time including some recent 5 x 1,000 second subs from the Hyperstar III.  The reason for the 8-spiked stars is that the spikes were orientated differently in different datasets (I&#8217;ve no idea why).</p>
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		<title>Wide field image of M51, the Whirlpool galaxy in Canes Venatici</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/06/wide-field-image-of-m51-the-whirlpool-galaxy-in-canes-venatici/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used Registar to create this composite of Hyperstar I and Hyperstar III data taken of the Whirlpool galaxy, M51.  Around 3 and a half hours of f#2 data taken with an 11&#8243; SCT.  Clearly worth getting even more data in this region.
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<p>I used Registar to create this composite of Hyperstar I and Hyperstar III data taken of the Whirlpool galaxy, M51.  Around 3 and a half hours of f#2 data taken with an 11&#8243; SCT.  Clearly worth getting even more data in this region.</p>
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		<title>Abell 2151 the Hercules galaxy cluster</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/05/abell-2151-the-hercules-galaxy-cluster/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hyperstar III data taken on 30th May 2009 &#8211; 20 subs at 5-minutes per sub, f#2, 11&#8243; SCT.
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<p>Hyperstar III data taken on 30th May 2009 &#8211; 20 subs at 5-minutes per sub, f#2, 11&#8243; SCT.</p>
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		<title>Leo Trio &#8211; a bit brighter</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/05/leo-trio-a-bit-brighter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The version below &#8211; but a little brighter  
Looking at this image with fresh eyes this morning rather than towards midnight last night &#8211; it looked to dark overall, so brightened it up a bit.
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<p>The version below &#8211; but a little brighter <img src='http://www.newforestobservatory.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>Looking at this image with fresh eyes this morning rather than towards midnight last night &#8211; it looked to dark overall, so brightened it up a bit.</p>
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		<title>Leo Trio composite using Registar</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/04/leo-trio-composite-using-registar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/04/leo-trio-composite-using-registar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a composite image showing the Leo Trio region.  Hyperstar III data taken on 21st March 2010 has been combined with older Hyperstar 1/H9C (2-frames) data from much earlier.  The composite was created using the powerful registering program Registar.
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<p>This is a composite image showing the Leo Trio region.  Hyperstar III data taken on 21st March 2010 has been combined with older Hyperstar 1/H9C (2-frames) data from much earlier.  The composite was created using the powerful registering program Registar.</p>
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		<title>IC 1831 region in Cassiopeia &#8211; Milky Way star field</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/01/ic-1831-region-in-cassiopeia-milky-way-star-field/</link>
		<comments>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/02/01/ic-1831-region-in-cassiopeia-milky-way-star-field/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:10:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[North is to the right in this Sky 90/M25C image comprising 33-subs at 590 seconds per sub.  I went very deep with the Sky 90 for this one under almost perfect sky conditions.  To the left of the image the red nebulosity is the top of the Heart nebula, IC1831 is the central region of [...]]]></description>
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<p>North is to the right in this Sky 90/M25C image comprising 33-subs at 590 seconds per sub.  I went very deep with the Sky 90 for this one under almost perfect sky conditions.  To the left of the image the red nebulosity is the top of the Heart nebula, IC1831 is the central region of the image.  As you can see there are plenty of stars as we are in the Milky Way here <img src='http://www.newforestobservatory.com/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>The Gamma Cassiopeia region</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/01/31/the-gamma-cassiopeia-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A 4-frame Hyperstar III mosaic of the Gamma Cassiopeia region taken a long while ago.
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<p>A 4-frame Hyperstar III mosaic of the Gamma Cassiopeia region taken a long while ago.</p>
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		<title>Rosette nebula reprocess using Registar</title>
		<link>http://www.newforestobservatory.com/2012/01/29/rosette-nebula-reprocess-using-registar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Rosette nebula reprocessed using the proper procedure in Registar.
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<p>The Rosette nebula reprocessed using the proper procedure in Registar.</p>
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