Jan. 2, 2009 highlights:

Equipment:

12" LX200R at 1910mm focal length (f/6.3) - ST8XME - AP1200
All subframes 1 minute unguided.

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Western region of M42. Avoided bright stars of trapezium. Annotation
shows a bubble structure within M42.
http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~steinberg/astro/messier/nr_m42-053424-052205-21x1min-annotated.jpg

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Galaxy cluster 2 degrees W of Bellatrix in Orion:
http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~steinberg/astro/abell/abell_539-21x1min.jpg

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Planetary nebula in Taurus
http://www.physics.drexel.edu/~steinberg/astro/ngc/ngc1514-pn-33x1min.jpg
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Regards,
Dick