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Taken on October 3, 2003 at Fremont Peak State Park near San Juan Bautitista, Ca.
Astro-Physics Traveler f/6 with Astro-Physics 0.75X Telecompressor (F=457.5mm total, f/4.5)
SBIG ST10XME Imaging Camera at -18deg C. Unguided
Astro-Physics AP900GTO mount
Finger Lakes Instrumentation DF2 Digital Focuser
Finger Lakes Instrumentation CFW1 Filter Wheel
8 exposures of one minute through Optec IR-Blocking Luminance Filter
9 exposures of one minute through Optec IR-Blocking RGB filters
Total exposure = 35 minutes
Maxim 3.20 used for image capture
Sigma pre-beta 11 used for darks, biases, flats, combines
Photoshop 7 used for final adjustments
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