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taken on May 22, 2009 from my ranch in Mariposa County in California Gold Rush Country
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AP180EDT f/9 imaging scope used with AP 2.7" Field flattener
Finger Lakes CFW 4-5 filter wheel
Finger Lakes Proline 39K color camera
Baader Planetarium 50 x 50 mm square IR blocking luminance filter
Robofocus
AP 80/900 mm guide scope
SBIG ST7ME guide camera
AP1200GTO mount
15 x 10 minutes data
2 hours 30 minutes total exposure