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Cheman
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NGC 1579

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Here's a link to my NCG 1579, aka the Northern Trifid
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Excellent Che, really like that. You retained good star colours as well as detail.

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Thanks Chris
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Very nice Che. I really like the dust!
? Did you bin the shot?
And what can you tell me about the Iott mount?

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Hi Paul, thanks for the nice comments. I did not bin this image. Just a bit of a crop.
As far as the Iott IPI 262 mount, this was the smaller of two models made by Kevin Iott before he went to work at Planewave and made their beautiful Ascension mounts. This is like a mini and simpler version. It has a rated capacity of 100 pounds and I would say it could easily handle more than this weight. There were not many made, just a few. Here's a link to a review http://astronomytechnologytoday.com/pdf ... 0mount.pdf
I have not been able to come close to the reported PE by the author of the article, however, it guides very well. Funny thing is I now have 3 mounts and may be acquiring another so the Iott my eventually come up for sale. I know, its a sickness, but I love a well made mount.
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