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See this image with Asteroid 940 Kordula in the image F.O.V.
Taken on February 27, 2004 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca.
Equipment used and exposure details:
Astro-Physics AP155EDF imaging scope @1085mm focal length (f/7)
SBIG ST10XME imaging camera @ -30C
Astro-Physics 80mm guide scope
SBIG ST7E Guide control camera @-10C
FLI CFW 1 filter wheel
Optec IR-Blocking Luminance Filter
Exposure details:
10 exposures of 10 minutes each for Luminance
5 exposures of 10 minutes each for R, G, B (2x2 binned)
4 hours 10 minutes total exposure time
Maxim DL used for ST10XME control and processing
Russ Croman's Sigma Reject Plugin for Maxim DL used for Darks, Flats, Biases and image combine
CCDSOFT 5.00.71 used for ST7E control
AIP4WIN used for Deconvolution
Photoshop 7 used for final touch up