![]() ![]() Worked on the data set for NGC 7129, the little hazy cluster in Cepheus. I wanted toĪssemble the LRGB files collected by the BGO into a full colour image. On the weekend, I had a go at one of my Finest NGC images. It is my bailiwick, after all.Īside: destination address on the envelope, hand-printed, almost perfect in its format. Just like you might need to do doubles when at the telescope! ![]() It's funny, apropos, that some of the stars are very tiny. I looked very closely at the Double Stars pin. Is the resolution different?! Hard to tell. And the differences must be attributed to the different manufacturers. So, it's something to do with the metal I guess. I was asked, when placing the order, if we wanted nickel or brass finish. Yeh.Ĭomparing the EM and EU pins, closely: I believe the EU is shinier, a chrome-like finish, while the Moon pin is a bit less so. You can feel the surface of the Earth's satellite! Neat.Īnd, happily, there was a pin, brand new, for the Double Stars program (DS)! Exciting to see this in the flesh. I really like how the Moon pin has texture. Would have been nice to see both the old and the new to do a proper side-by-each comparison. ![]() What I don't know is if the one sent is from the old existing lot or from the new run. The bubble envelope included the metal label pins for the Explore the Universe (EU), the Finest NGC Objects (NGC), the Messier Catalogue (M), and the Isabel Williamson Lunar Observing Program (IW).Īlso, there was a pin for the Explore the Moon-Telescope certificate (EM). ![]()
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