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    I have tried multiple times now on different days to pay my subscription with PAYPAL but it has failed every time with the message: "PayPal Express Checkout Unavailable". Please advise if it still possible to pay subscriptions via PAYPAL.
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    Nebulae and Clusters in the North East quadrant of the Small Magellanic Cloud
    Nebulae and Clusters in the North East Quadrant of the Small Magellanic Cloud ( Tucana Constellation ) ( NGC 292, 299, 306, 330, 346, 411, 416, 422 ) by Mike O'Day ( 500px.com/MikeODay ).The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is a small spiral galaxy about 7000 light years in diamater and is one of our near neighbours. At 'only' around 200,000 light years distance, it shines brightly in the southern sky and is clearly visible to the naked eye even in moderately ligh polluted skies. Links:500px.com/MikeODay ;photo.net/photos/MikeODay ;Details:This image ~ RA 1h 2m, Dec -72deg 2'. Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount.Orion Short Tube 80mm guide scope & auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector & UHC-S 'nebula' filter.Nikon D5300 (unmodified).Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.59 x 200 sec ISO 800 over two nights.Pixinsight & Photoshop.9 September 2015 & 11 October 2015 ( processed 11 Oct 2015 ).

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    Omega Nebula in Sagittarius ( Messier 17, NGC 6618 )
    Omega Nebula in Sagittarius ( Messier 17, NGC 6618 ).by Mike O'Day ( 500px.com/MikeODay ).Visible to the naked eye the Omega Nebula (also known as the Swan, Horseshoe or Lobster Nebula) M17 is in the Milkyway and is aound 4200 light years distance from Earth.Links:500px.com/MikeODay ;photo.net/photos/MikeODay ;Details:RA 18h 22m, Dec -16deg 10'. Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount.Orion Short Tube 80mm guide scope & auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, UHC-S 'Nebula' filter.Nikon D5300 (unmodified).Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.37 x 100 sec ISO800.Pixinsight & Photoshop.14 August 2015.

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    Ptolomy's Cluster in Scorpio - ( Messier 7, NGC 6475 )
    Ptolemy's Cluster in Scorpio ( Messier 7, NGC 6475 ).Visible to the naked eye as a small bright patch in the sky, this open cluster is around 980 light years away with around 80 stars within a area of 25 light years or so.Links:500px.com/MikeODay ;photo.net/photos/MikeODay ;Details:RA 17h 54m, Dec -34deg 47'. Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount.Orion auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector.Nikon D300 (unmodified).Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.18 x 30 sec ISO800.23 May 14.Reprocessed Pixinsight 8 Sep 2015.

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    Bright Nebula & Globula Cluster
    Bright Nebulae in Corona Australis with the Globula Cluster just over the border in Sagittarius ( NGC 6723, 6726, 6727, 6729 ).by Mike O'Day ( 500px.com/MikeODay ).The complex of bright nebula reflects the light from nearby stars and shines out from an area of dense obscuring cloud 400 light years away in the constellation of Corona Australis. Their apparent neighbour in Sagittarius, the globula cluster NGC 6723, is in fact much further away with its light just now reaching us from 28,000 years ago. The bright star in the lower left, Epsilon Coranae Australis, is a yellow-white star twice the size of the Sun and is a relative stone's throw away at 99 light years distance from Earth.Links:500px.com/MikeODay ; photo.net/photos/MikeODay;Details:RA 19h 2m, Dec -36deg 40'. Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount.Orion Short Tube 80mm guide scope & auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector & UHC-S 'nebula' filter.Nikon D5300 (unmodified).Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.20 x 200 sec, 20 x 15 sec,20 x 7 sec,20 x 3 sec,20 x 1 sec,ISO800.Pixinsight & Photoshop.taken 19 Sept 2015 (processed 5 Oct 2015).

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    Bright Nebula in Ara ( NGC 6188 )
    Thank you very much Eystein. Cheers Mike
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    Bright Nebula in Ara ( NGC 6188 )
    Thank you Saad, much appreciated. Cheers Mike
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    Bright Nebula in Ara ( NGC 6188 )
    Bright Nebula NGC 6188 and open cluster NGC 6193 in Ara Magnitude +5.19, RA 16h 41m 42s, Dec -48deg 48' 46" Approx. 3800 light years away Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount (on concrete pier) Orion 80mm f5 guide scope and auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, UHC-S 'nebula' filter. Nikon D5300 (unmodified). Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90. UHC-S - 32 x 180 sec ISO800 (14bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on). Pixinsight and photoshop 7 July 15 (processed 29 August 15)
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    Alnitak and the Horsehead Nebula

    mikeoday commented on mikeoday's gallery image in Space

    Alnitak and the Horsehead Nebula
    Thanks Scott. Astrophotography is an extremely frustrating hobby, what with clouds, wind, street lights, the moon and of course more clouds; but its all worth it when one manages to produce an image of one of these very dim and far off wonders. Cheers Mike
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    Blue Moon - 31 July 2015

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    Blue Moon - 31 July 2015
    Thank you Gail. I had a small telescope when I was a little boy and at that time I dreamed of having a 'great big telescope', maybe 5 or even 6 inches. Telescope technology, like almost everything else, has come along in leaps and bounds and of course, with China now making so many different telescopes the price has come right down. The one I have now has a 10" diameter mirror and costs only a little more (in real terms) than the little one I had so long ago. All the best Mike
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    Bright Nebula in Ara ( NGC 6188 )
    Bright Nebula NGC 6188 and open cluster NGC 6193 in Araby Mike O'DayMagnitude +5.19, RA 16h 41m 42s, Dec -48deg 48' 46"Approx. 3800 light years awaySkywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT Mount (on concrete pier)Orion 80mm f5 guide scope and auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, UHC-S 'nebula' filter.Nikon D5300 (unmodified).Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.UHC-S - 32 x 180 sec ISO800 (14bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on).Pixinsight and photoshop7 July 15 (processed 29 August 15)source:photo.net/photos/MikeODay500px.com/mikeoday

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    Alnitak and the Horsehead Nebula

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    Alnitak and the Horsehead Nebula
    Thank you guys, much appreciated.
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    Bright nebula in Scorpius - NGC 6357
    NGC 6357 in ScorpiusSkywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT MountOrion 80mm f5 guide scope and auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, UHC-S 'nebula' filter.Nikon D5300 (unmodified).Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.UHC-S - 100 x 100 sec ISO800 (14bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on).Pixinsight and photoshop

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    Blue Moon - 31 July 2015

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    Blue Moon - 31 July 2015
    Blue Moon - 31st July 2015Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian ("full moon" dust cap in place). Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT MountOrion 80mm f5 guide scope and auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, UHC-S 'nebula' filter.Nikon D5300 (unmodified).ISO200, 14bit NEF, Long Exp. NR off.487 sub exposures @ 1/50th Subs taken over 45min period covering Full Moon @ 10:42 UT (8.42pm local time).Processed using Registax and Photoshop

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    Alnitak and the Horsehead Nebula
    Orion's Belt - centered on "Alnitak", a 1.7 magnitute tripple star at one end of the belt. Includes the Flame Nebula (NGC2024) and IC434 which contains the Horsehead Nebula.Skywatcher Quattro 10" f4 Newtonian. Skywatcher AZ Eq6 GT MountOrion 80mm f5 guide scope and auto guider - PHD2. Baader MPCC Mark 3 Coma Corrector, UHC-S 'nebula' filter.Nikon D5300 (unmodified).Field of view (deg) ~ 1.35 x 0.90.UHC-S - 19 x 2min ISO400 (12bit NEF, Long Exp. NR on).5 October 14.reprocessed Sept. 2015

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