Douglas W. Neal

Pluto with Meade 8"- LX90 @ f6.3 and Canon Rebel XT

Douglas Pluto animation

Pluto animation: 7/13/06 (left) and 7/15/06 right

Imaging Details
Each image is a stack of 20 time exposures of 20- sec. at ISO 800. The stacks from July 13 and July 15, 2006 were combined for the animation. The first frame (7-13-06), shows Pluto inside the Triangle of stars on the left. In the second frame (7-15-06), Pluto has moved to the Right, away from the triangle and next to the middle star near the 3- vertical stars.

" I was delighted to be able to see and image Pluto for the first time," says Douglas.


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