M42, The Great Orion Nebula
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Date: |
12/07/01 and
12/08/01 |
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Exposure: |
LRGB: 30x1m,
10x1m, 10x1m, 10x1.6m. RGB binned
2x2. (Long Exposure) RGB: 25x10s,
25x10s, 25x16s. (Short Exposure) -25°C, 2.65 arc-sec./pixel |
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Processing: |
Acquired in
Maxim, reduced, aligned and combined in Mira, RGB combine in Maxim, L+RGB
combine, curves, levels, bloom repair and other adjustments in
Photoshop. Layering was in Photoshop
using techniques outlined in January, 2001 Sky & Telescope. |
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Hardware: |
TV-140 5.5” f/5
APO refractor, ST-8E NABG/CFW-8A CCD camera, AP900GTO mount. |
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Software: |
TheSky
v.5.00.014, FocusMax 2.0, RoboFocus 3,13, MaxImDL/CCD v.3.02, Mira v.6.0.9.5,
Photoshop v.6.0.1 |
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Location: |
32N, 111W, 893
meters Elevation |
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Comments: |
First attempt at
exposure layering. |