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Two second bests:  47 Tucanae and the Small Magellanic Cloud, darkdesertdome
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Two second bests: 47 Tucanae and the Small Magellanic Cloud

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Two second bests: 47 Tucanae and the Small Magellanic Cloud

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Even though 47 Tucanae is only the second brightest GC and the SMC is the smaller Magellanic Cloud, they make a mighty fine pair and don't really count as underdogs.  This continues my unfiltered Bortle 1 tour of the Southern Hemisphere's magnificent skies last month in Western Australia, using a delightfully capable portable rig (Esprit 100, AM5, and ASI2600MC).  I almost threw this data away, as I only had 45 minutes of subs.  But I'm glad I didn't... it turned out pretty nice anyway.

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Two second bests:  47 Tucanae and the Small Magellanic Cloud, darkdesertdome