M81, Bode’s “Nebula”
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Date: |
12/19/01, 1/5/02 |
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Exposure: |
LRGB: 23x3m,
20x2m, 20x2m, 20x3.6m. RGB binned
2x2. -25°C, 2.65 arc-sec./pixel. |
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Processing: |
Acquired in
CCDSoft, reduced, aligned and combined in Mira, 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, AP900GTO mount. |
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Software: |
CCDSoft
v.5.00.040, TheSky v.5.00.014, FocusMax 2.0, RoboFocus 3.13, MaxImDL/CCD
v.3.04, 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: |
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