| Acquisition Date |
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September 17th, 18th, and 19th, 2009 |
| Camera |
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Canon 350d, Hap Modified |
| Camera Settings |
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iso 1600, RAW, 690 total minutes |
| Telescope |
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Explore Scientific ED 80 apo triplet f/6 |
| Mount |
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LX 200 classic 12 inch at f/3.3 for guider |
| Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other |
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prime focus, Astro-tech AT2FF field flattener |
| Processing Package / Processing Applied |
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Acquired, calibrated, stacked, and color balanced in Nebulosity 2.1.8, final curve adjustment and stacking of 3 exposures in Photoshop CS3. |
| Web Site |
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chucks astro site |
| NOTES |
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three separate sets of subs were used: 60 at 5 minutes, 60 at 1 minute, and 33 at 10 minutes to keep the dynamic range. Subs were stacked separately in Nebulosity and then combined with SMI in photoshop. |
