| Acquisition Date |
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November 27, 2008 |
| Camera |
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Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader Mod
Meade DSI Pro Guidecam |
| Camera Settings |
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40x180sec at iso 1600
30 Darks/Flats/Bias |
| Telescope |
: |
APM/TMB 130/780 with APM Field Flattener
Orion ST80 Guidescope |
| Mount |
: |
Astro-Physics Mach1GTO |
| Adapter / Prime / Afocal / Other |
: |
Prime |
| Processing Package / Processing Applied |
: |
DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight LE, Photoshop CS3 |
| Web Site |
: |
Hunter's Website |
| NOTES |
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Besides being a great shot of M45 ;-) the image has also captured edge-on spiral UGC 2838 at magnitude 17.88 to the right of M45. It is 300 million light years distant and measures 1.6 x 0.2 arcmins. |
