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The Celestron 14 is mounted on a Paramount ME that I have been using for about 10 years now - you can see that it is mounted on a tripod so is a portable set up. I still manage to transport it on my own and set it all up even though I have just turned 70! It will run for hours centering galaxies in the 12 minute field even when tripod mounted.

 

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Monday
Sep222014

Messier 35 Open Star Cluster

DateMonday, September 22, 2014 at 9:17AM

 This galactic star cluster is an excellent object to observe and image. Messier listed this in 1764 but Burnham refers to a Swiss astronomer de Cheseaux recording it in 1745 - number 12 on his list. However did Bevis know about M35 first - see the image of his atlas below. It is worth reading about Burnham and how he became poor in later life with readers of his books confusing him with a more prominent astronomer of the same name.

LA Remote image M35 and NGC 2158

M35 Central below

 

 

NGC 2158

 This is the Atlas Celeste by Bevis showing M35

 

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