Southern Night Sky Observing

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Mosaic of the Southern Milky Way

[RA= ~ 15h00m - 10h30m along galactic plane]

Scope/lens: Borg 100ED @ f/4 (super reducer)
Camera: Planet Town 6x7 vacuum back
Film: Kodak E200 (+2 push processed)
Exposure: Mosaic of five frames of 60 minutes per frame
Processing: Frames aligned with Registar, combined with Photoshop 4
Location: Tivoli Farm, Namibia
Date: 14-15 June 2004