tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59119829037008780952024-02-20T15:35:55.630-08:00I Dream of Science IIElisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.comBlogger103125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-31446521939123577452020-06-18T20:01:00.002-07:002020-06-18T20:01:28.842-07:00Our Backyard ~ June 17I set up in our backyard with my good and faithful AVX =)<br />
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Not quite as sharp as through the Brandon...<br />
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Star trails using this amazing program: https://www.startrails.de/<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-58105150750981884462020-06-08T14:08:00.000-07:002020-06-08T14:08:04.670-07:00The Brandon Out at the Observatory =)Most recently I've been playing around with attaching my various cameras to the "Brandon" telescope out at the Observatory ;-)<br />
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Here is using The Revolution video camera. <br />
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Our Moon =)<br />
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Ring Nebula<br />
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On a different evening I attached my ZWO planetary camera:<br />
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Then last but certainly not least... I imaged using my deep sky stacking camera, Horizon by Atik<br />
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The Ring Nebula<br />
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M51 ~ Whirlpool<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-43633198394557595582019-07-18T10:55:00.000-07:002019-07-18T10:55:00.799-07:00ISS Lunar Transit ~ July 18 2019 =)I wasn't exactly sure if I would be able to see the Moon for this morning ISS transit from my house ~ but everything worked out fine!<br />
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The pass was at 5:34 AM, so the skies were pretty light. And the Moon was relatively low on the horizon, so the Earth's atmosphere added a bit of play to the image. But ISS transits seem few and far between ~ so I was pretty happy with it =)<br />
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Real-time speed:<br />
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Slowed to 0.5 speed:<br />
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Some still images.... ZERO detail for the ISS<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-66302964698745643222019-07-16T06:47:00.000-07:002019-07-16T06:49:06.918-07:00Trying a Barlow...Trying something new with my ZWO ASI 120 ~ a 3X Barlow lens =)<br />
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Processed using Autostakkert….<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-21877038266986829222019-06-30T15:22:00.001-07:002019-06-30T15:22:37.126-07:00A Light Show Out at the Witte ObservatoryThough we were hoping for clear skies out a the Witte Observatory, what we got was a nice little light show from a distant thunderstorm. I've been wanting to image lightning, but had not yet thought about how pretty lightning in the distance can be!<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-77517039567002691852019-06-15T16:56:00.001-07:002019-06-15T16:57:23.508-07:00Trying Different Things =)I'm playing around with prime focus photography through our 1937 Clark & Sons 12" Refractor. It is, as with all of what I do, a work in progress =)<br />
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Jupiter video taped 5/30/2019 using my ZWO ASI 120 C CCD. Images were stacked using AutoStakkert<br />
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The Moon (notice the narrow field of view...) using my Canon Ti5 DSLR. It's on my list of things to do to get better at naming features on the Moon's surface ~ Thus my first attempts at adding names ;-)</div>
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-50019531003437935212019-01-05T13:29:00.000-08:002019-01-05T13:29:08.452-08:00Ah! New (FASTER) Labtop AND Dark Skies!I had a sense that the Infinity Software for the Atik Horizons camera I purchased this summer was taxing our four-year old laptop..... But when the temperatures dropped to about 20 F, it became PAINFULLY slow! We were due for a new laptop anyway =)<br />
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In looking for what best to buy, we wanted something that will be used both for astrophotography and also as our family laptop <3 AND - we didn't want to spend a lot of $$ ;-) The parameters I ended up focusing on was: 1) Solid State Drive and 2) tested against MIL-STD 180G specifically for humidity, and temperature extremes. After a fair bit of looking, I finally ordered an HP ProBook directly from HP. So far ~ so good :-)<br />
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I took advantage of clear skies, relatively warm temperatures ( ~ 30 F), and a moonless night January 4, 2019 and set up in our driveway to image. Instead of imaging only 3 objects in about 4 hours, I imaged NINE wonderful objects in about 4 hours! The overall operating speed is CRAZY IMPROVED!!!<br />
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Here are some shots I took<br />
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I couldn't decide which image I liked best of the Orion Nebula <3<br />
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Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-21722859466386875482018-12-28T19:58:00.004-08:002018-12-28T19:59:12.486-08:00Processed Moon VideoHere's my first stab at processing video from my ZWO through PIPP, Autostakert, and Registax.... Whew! I couldn't have done it without help from this video ~ Many thanks!!!<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-71348712111256907042018-10-14T07:32:00.002-07:002018-10-14T07:32:29.961-07:00Moon Videos using ZWO ASI-120 MC Camera =)Here are a couple of videos I took on seperate evenings of the Moon using my ZWO ASI-120 MC Camera =)<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-22413759136492153072018-10-13T18:12:00.002-07:002018-10-13T18:12:34.157-07:00The Helix and Ring =)I finally had clear skies, free time, AND engergy to set up my scope in our back yard Thursday night =) <br />
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From about 7:30 to 10 I only imaged 2 things, but it was an enjoyable evening ;-)<br />
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I had never seen the Helix Nebula live through a telescope, so it was exciting to me to watch the image below reveal itself before my very eyes! This 20 minutes-worth of photon-gathering =)<br />
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To end the evening, I imaged M57 - the Ring Nebula, again.<br />
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Stone-Kelley Dome and Milky Way<br />
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Camera point of view, Andromeda Galaxy is barely visible<br />
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Last photo of this session. Check out how the dew has diminished the star brightness....</div>
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-19359644735939621572018-08-09T09:28:00.003-07:002018-08-09T09:28:48.918-07:00More from my new Atik HorizonLast night I took advantage of clear skies and imaged from home again. I was out there from about 9 PM to 4 AM. I used a small RavPower battery pack for my laptop and my new (light) 200WH Portable Generator for my scope and camera. I was pleased to get about 7 hours out of the two!<br />
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I continue to get a bit better at getting where I want and what I want with regard to imaging. A few things I want to keep in mind below (i.e. note to self):<br />
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<li>Before beginning, use eyepeice and make sure image will be centered. StarSense will do this. Go to known star, center, and press Align - etc. After centering, press Back to continue.</li>
<li>To focus, slew to object and focus on set of nearby stars. On my FeatherTouch focuser, the camera will be focused about 80 mm. Set Video mode to about 4 seconds exposure and make sure Stacking is OFF. Use the FWHM (Full Width Half Maximum) AND visual to optimize. Looking for the smallest FWHM (range 3 to 5 is good). Make sure to allow A LOT of time between focus adjustments - especially at the beginning of the session. Watch for the "jiggle" and the green status bar at the top to know the image on the screen is updated. Plan to focus a bit after moving.</li>
<li>The Infinity software seems to freeze on me. I think it froze about four time during this session. A work around will be (maybe) to be sure and record the session so it can be processed later. Also, save images as they are stacking.</li>
<li>To get best image, turn on the Fine Histogram option near the bottom left menu - select black, orange, white.</li>
<li>Take care when slewing between objects. If there is concern telescope might run into mount, manually slew scope to approximate location and then use goto.</li>
<li>One BIG thing I think I did find out is that the presence of wispy (high-level) clouds will add a grey / white background to stacked images - this makes sense.</li>
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All-in-all, I'm haveing a BLAST viewing "stuff" from home like this. Things just don't pop out or can't be viewed without stacking. It's SO enjoyable watching images "come alive". It's also "fun" playing around with the histogram while gathering those cute little photons =)</div>
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NGC 7662 Blue Snowball Nebula</div>
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M16 (again) Eagle Nebula<br />
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M27 (again) Dumbbell Nebula<br />
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M31 Andromeda Galaxy (first stab =)<br />
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M57 Ring Nebula<br />
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M81 Galaxy (very low when imaged)<br />
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M82; Cigar Galaxy (very low when imaged)<br />
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NGC 457; E.T. Cluster in Cassiopeia<br />
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NGC 6995 Part of the Veil Nebula in Cygnus<br />
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Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-74580012464609031742018-08-03T16:15:00.002-07:002018-08-03T16:15:50.162-07:00Who Needs Dark Skies?More photos from my Horizon camera.... These were all taken in town and for some the Moon was nearby.<br />
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M27<br />
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NGC 6604<br />
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NGC 6539<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-72572794867303209132018-08-03T16:06:00.001-07:002018-08-03T16:06:35.252-07:00ZWO ASI 120 Color Planetary CameraSo my husband is like... Your new Horizon camera will not image planets? You should get you something so you can image planets <3<br />
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So.... I (we) purchased the ZWO ASI 120 color camera. I'm still finding my way around - but VERY FUN! For these photos I used SharpCap software to take the images and then AutoStakkert to stack the images.<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-87045008270311758462018-08-03T16:01:00.000-07:002018-08-03T16:01:14.230-07:00More Photos from Horizon CameraSo many things I want to try to image! =)<br />
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I feel like I'm getting the hang of using the Infinity software. It's pretty cool that you can record a session to be looked at later AND also snag a photo on the spot.<br />
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You have to look closely to see a "Turtle Nebula". It's that blue circle in the upper left-hand corner. Not much detail....<br />
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Can't get too much of the Hercules Cluster, M13<br />
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Here's one I've never see like this.... The Saturn Nebula. How fun!<br />
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These were ALL taken from our home here in town.Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-12219457459675603712018-07-16T09:38:00.000-07:002018-07-16T09:38:02.386-07:00New Atik Horizon Camera =)I made the leap from a DSLR to a CMOS.... A driving force for expanding in this way is to be able to share with others live images, sometimes called EEA or EAA - Electronically enhanced astronomy or Electronically assisted astronomy.<br />
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I'm using the Atik Horizon Camera attached to my 6" Celestron Advanced VX. I've had to use a 2" extension tube to get it into focus. There are other tidbits I'll probably mention in later posts, but for now ~ here are a few photos I've taken so far =)<br />
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Globular- M10 (I'm pretty sure....):<br />
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Lagoon Nebula:<br />
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Omega Nebula:<br />
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Trifid Nebula:<br />
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Wild Duck Cluster:<br />
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I'm looking forward to "playing around" with this camera more! I LOVE seeing the images stacked in real-time. I hope others will enjoy the capture in video mode too ;-)Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-9281533810595014252018-06-22T13:58:00.000-07:002018-06-22T13:58:31.471-07:00A Bit of Eyepiece Projection....I'm wanting to project from my telescope onto a monitor, as I saw recetly done at a Public Viewing session at the Witte Observatory by a visiting member of the Popular Astronomy Club (PAC) =)<br />
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A bit "quick and dirty" - I set up our "adopted" 8" Star Hopper (Newtonian refelctor on Dobsonian mount). I played a bit with it during the day both prime focus and projection using my Cannon ti5. I was not able to get the camera close enough to the secondary mirror to get it to focus using the prime focus method. <br />
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I was, however, able to get the Moon in focus using the projection technique with a 17 mm eyepiece. =) I had to back the camera WAY OUT. The image was hard to image because I had to hold the camera steady as the mount could not support its weight.<br />
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Here are a couple of images I snagged and a video I made.<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-91556385331289572622018-06-16T14:15:00.001-07:002018-06-16T14:15:33.021-07:00A Few Odds and Ends ~ Occultation, Transit, and Pretty Conjunction =)The Moon occulted two stars on the evening of May 28, 2019. I took these shots and then "stitched" them back together with Movie Maker. The first occutation is a bit of a disappointment as star that was occulted drifted out of view.... But the second occutation worked ;-)<br />
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I keep my eyes out for ISS transits of either the Moon or Sun that I can see locally. Here's a brief glimpse of the ISS transiting the Sun June 1, 2018. Don't blink!</div>
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Out at the observatory June 15, 2018 for Public Viewing ~ I caught the Moon and Venus... BEAUTIFUL!</div>
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-7364958067642149082017-07-29T15:35:00.000-07:002017-07-29T15:35:01.201-07:00Moon Occultation and Messier Objects AgainWe went to the Observatory Friday night. I cleaned my camera sensor for the first time since I bought it.... It REALLY needed it!<br />
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I used a heater around my refractor for the first time ~ it worked very slick =) I stayed out photographying until about 1 AM. There was a heavy dew on my gear cases but my lens was dry.<br />
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While photographing the Moon for some Earthshine, I accidently filmed an occultation?<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-10410106952635616282017-07-27T20:31:00.000-07:002017-07-27T20:31:07.503-07:00Another ISS Lunar Transit =)Tonight out at the Witte Observatory with Carl I "caught" the ISS on video tape passing in front of the Moon <3<br />
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The website I use is <a href="http://transit-finder.com/" target="_blank">transit-finder.com</a><br />
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Sunday, May 28; Lunar Occultation of 74 Gem. These were taken through my 6" refractor.<br />
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Amidst the clouds I thought the Moon's looked pretty cool too. Here's a closer look.</div>
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Then on Wednesday, May 31 I tried again to capture the Moon passing in front of 47 Leo. It was so cloudy I decided not to take the time / energy to set up my scope, so here's what I captured using my camera on my Polarie.</div>
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-70586248516489918852017-06-02T00:45:00.001-07:002017-06-02T00:45:11.033-07:00Miscellaneous Pics and Videos....School's finally out for summer and I'm enjoying a bit more "scope time" ~ in particular getting used to my new FeatherTouch focuser <3<br />
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I had never ever thought about imaging Polaris, but it's a double.... how fun!<br />
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<br />Elisabeth Snipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08172509833726907513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5911982903700878095.post-56868737327855686772017-04-11T10:07:00.001-07:002017-04-11T10:07:57.534-07:00ISS Transit April 10 2017 Real TimeBlink and you'll miss it!!!<br /><br />
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I am sooooo going to try this again =)<br /><br />
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