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Old 09-08-2011, 02:07 AM   #37
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Originally Posted by Okie Boom View Post
Wow, that would be truly amazing to capture something like that. I am sure there are very few folks who can say they ever have!!!
That photograph was taken by Cassini Space Probe.

If I ever do get that telescope (and I will), you can take pictures like this with it:



I've attended an event twice now called the Table Mountain Star Party, which takes place on top of a hill in Eastern Washington. Fun event, which gets about a thousand people to show up (Just a guess, but there''s a lot). I've seen some awesome equipment there, and it's in a very low-ambient light area so the viewing is usually fantastic. Many of the scopes there will track the sky movement, so you can take long exposure shots to get images like the above.

Here's a link to the TMSP site
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