| Acquisition Date |
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August 4th 2011 |
| Camera |
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Canon 350dg modified by Hap Griffin |
| Camera Settings |
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raw, 47 2-minute sub exposures at iso 400 |
| Telescope |
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Explore Scientific 127mm f/7.5 ED APO withe carbon tube |
| Mount |
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piggyback on Meade LX 200 classic 12, guided with PHD using converted 8x50 finder and DSI pro |
| Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other |
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AT2FF flattener |
| Processing Package / Processing Applied |
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acquired, calibrated, and stacke with Nebulosity. further processing with Carboni's actions in Photoshop CS3 |
| Web Site |
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chucks astro site |
| NOTES |
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an obscure open cluster of young blue stars, overlooked, but very pretty in binoculars and a wide scope.. |
