Meade Pictor 208XT Pictures

These pictures were taken with a Meade Pictor 208XT that a buddy loaned me while he was on vacation.  Thanks Richard :)

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The Crab Nebula in Taurus

This picture was a combination of 4 images that I took the mean of.

The image on the right is more of what you see when looking through an eyepiece, but a lot fainter.

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Globular Cluster in Canes Venatici

This picture was a combination of 7 images that I took the mean of.

The image on the right is more of what you see when looking through an eyepiece, but a little fuzzier.
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Part of the Great Orion Nebula in Orion

This picture was a combination of 8 images that I took the mean of.

The image on the right is more of what you see when looking through an eyepiece, but a lot fainter.
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Spiral Galaxy in Ursa Major

This picture was a combination of 9 images that I took the mean of.

The image on the right is more of what you see when looking through an eyepiece, but a lot fainter.
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Irregular Galaxy in Ursa Major

This picture was a combination of 12 images that I took the mean of.

The image on the right is more of what you see when looking through an eyepiece, but a lot fainter and it appears as a sliver.