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The photographs on this page have been taken by Peter Rees

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The Moon & Venus

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The Double Cluster in Perseus

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You need to look at the larger image to see
the excellent detail. (There is an image to the left of this screen - honest!)

Coast Path

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Lake 1

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Lake 2

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Lake 3

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M42

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1st Quarter Moon

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Comet Machholz

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The Plieades

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Cygnus

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The three constellation images were taken using a standard lens and camera
riding 'piggy-back' on a driven telescope. Each image covers about 25 to 30 degrees of sky.

Hyades-Pleiades

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Orion

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Perseus

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The Moon images give a good comparison of prime-focus versus eyepiece projection photography. Eyepiece projection allows a larger image to be captured, while prime-focus can give the sharpest images with no lenses between the objective and the film.

Moon -1
Eyepiece projection

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Moon - 2
Prime focus

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Moon - 3
Prime focus

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