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Image taken by: Philip Masding and Mike Tyrell

Date: 04 Mar 2005
Time: 21h02m UT
Location: Manchester, England
Exposure duration: 20 sec
Telescope: 135 mm telephoto lens
Camera: Starlight Xpress HX516
Pointing position: R.A. 140.82 deg, Dec. 12.43 deg N
Field of view: 2 deg
Estimated magnitude: not given

URL: http://www.zen32156.zen.co.uk/

Other info: Used a Meade LX200 for tracking. s is typical in Manchester whenever there is a special astronomical event the sky was cloudy! These images were taken through tiny holes in an otherwise completely cloudy sky. We took about 60 images and only 3 had any stars on them at all.