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Abell 2151  - the Hercules cluster, hollo
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Abell 2151 - the Hercules cluster

Abell 2151  - the Hercules cluster, hollo
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Abell 2151 - the Hercules cluster

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6h of data, all on less than ideal nights (either moon or cloud). First time using BlurXTerminator (on the trial), which sharpens up the little details so well it feels like cheating!

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    Abell 2151  - the Hercules cluster, hollo
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Title: The reason for the diffraction around the bright star

Description: I think the reason I have some strange diffraction patterns around the bright star is this snail, which somehow managed to make its way onto my primary mirror! No idea how it got there!

Removed by swinging the mount to face the scope towards the ground, and knocking it off the mirror with the end of a long thin piece of wood, and shaking it out of the scope. There's a smear on the mirror, with no trail leading up to it! Will have to clean it at some stage I guess.

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Abell 2151  - the Hercules cluster, hollo