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Taken on April 29 & 30, 2004 from my backyard in Castro Valley, Ca.
C14 imaging scope @3910mm focal length (f/11) stabilized with mirror locks and with camera angle adjuster
SBIG ST10XME imaging camera @ -26C
SBIG AO7 Adaptive Optics System
FLI CFW 1 filter wheel
Optec IR-Blocking LRGB Filters (50mm unmounted)
15 exposures of 20 minutes for Luminance
Total exposure time = 5 hours
Maxim DL used for ST10XME control
CCDSOFT 5.00.126 used for AO7/ST7E control
Russ Croman's Sigma Reject Plugin for Maxim DL used for Darks, Flats, Biases and image combine
AIP4WIN used for Deconvolution and noise filtering
Russ Croman's RCImage beta used for gradient removal
Photoshop CS used for levels, curves and final touch up