M27, The Dumbbell Nebula
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Date: |
10/9/01 |
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Exposure: |
LRGB: 12x5m, 6x5m,
6x5m, 6x10m. RGB binned 2x2. -20°C, 2.65 arc-sec./pixel |
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Processing: |
Acquired,
reduced, aligned, combined in CCDSoft, RGB combine in Maxim, L+RGB combine,
curves, levels, bloom repair and other adjustments in Photoshop. |
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Hardware: |
TV-140 5.5” f/5
APO refractor, ST-8E NABG/CFW-8A CCD camera, AP 900GTO mount, Hutech LPS
filter. |
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Software: |
CCDSoft
v5.00.040, TheSky v.5.00.012, RoboFocus v3.13, Photoshop v.6.0.1 |
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Location: |
32N, 111W, 893
meters Elevation |
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Comments: |
Tough image
scale. |