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Gravitational Lens - Captured with Orion XX12i
Last post 10-30-2009 10:43 AM by Little Rock AFB. 2 replies.
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  • 10-24-2009 08:26 PM

    Gravitational Lens - Captured with Orion XX12i

     Amazing news (to me anyway),

    The Orion XX12 telescope is "The Heat" as I was able to find the Gravitational Lens (Magnitude 15.5 !!) near Algenib in Pegasus. It was only a faint brown smudge...but I'm still floored I was able to see it!

    I used a TeleVue 6mm Ethos.   Love my XX12...hug!

    Herc guy

     

  • 10-30-2009 06:38 AM In reply to

    • Starwolf
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    Re: Gravitational Lens - Captured with Orion XX12i

    Awesome job! Congrats!

    JATO rules

     

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  • 10-30-2009 10:43 AM In reply to

    Re: Gravitational Lens - Captured with Orion XX12i

     Hopefully one day I can see more than a brown dot!

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