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Taken on March 9 & 13, 2004 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca.
Equipment used and exposure details:
Astro-Physics AP155EDF imaging scope @1085mm focal length (f/7)
SBIG ST10XME imaging camera @ -23C
Astro-Physics 80mm guide scope
SBIG ST7E Guide control camera @-17C
FLI CFW 1 filter wheel
Optec IR-Blocking Luminance and RGB Filters
Exposure details:
6 exposures of 10 minutes each for Luminance
7 exposures of 10 minutes each for R, G, B (2x2 binned)
4.5 hours total exposure time
Maxim DL used for ST10XME control and processing
Russ Croman's Sigma Reject Plugin for Maxim DL used for Darks, Flats, Biases and image combine
CCDSOFT 5.00.71 used for ST7E control
AIP4WIN used for Deconvolution
Photoshop CS used for final touch up