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Taken on July 18, 24, 31, 2009 from my ranch in the California Gold Country
Astro-Physics AP155EDF f/7 used with 4" field flattener
Finger Lakes CFW 4-5 filter wheel
Robofocus
Finger Lakes Proline 39K color camera
Finger Lakes Proline 16803 monochrome camera
Baader Planetarium 50 x 50 mm square IR blocking luminance filter used wtih color acquisition
No filter used for Luminance acquisition
Astro-Physics 80/900mm guide scope with adjustable rings
SBIG ST7ME guide camera
AP1200GTO mount
24 x 15 minutes color data
45 x 5 minutes luminance data
9 hours 45 minutes total exposure time