Hello from Central Oregon (USA)

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Bill McLaughlin avatar
I have been a member for a few years and imaging far longer than that (25 plus years) but never introduced myself here.  Currently imaging from my automated backyard roll-off and mostly in the summer due to Pacific NW weather, I have also imaged at Deep Sky West for a while and was a builder/founder of Orion Observatory near New Mexico Skies (although I sold my interest there some years ago). I currently have three scopes on my Paramount ME, a FSQ 106N with Moravian 16200, a TOA 130 with SXAO and QSI 6120, and a Canon 200 mm on an SBIG STT 8300.  Take Care! smile
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