M42 "The Great Nebula In Orion"



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Subject Notes:
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Imaging Details:
Imaging Date:   October 12 & 13th, 2002
Imaging Site:   Kirkland, WA USA
Seeing Conditions:   Fair
Telescope:   Takahahsi FSQ-106N @ F5 (530mm)
Imaging Camera:   SBIG ST-10XME w/CFW-8A
Mount & Guiding:   Losmandy G-11 with Gemini Goto. Guided with SBIG STV on Takahashi FS-60C
Exposure:   Red & Green = 20x60sec + 10x30sec + 10x5sec, Blue = 20x100sec + 10x48sec + 10x8sec
Processing Notes:   MaxIm DL/CCD - Dark subtracted, and sum combined. DDP applied to each summed color image and then color combined
Photoshop - Cropping, curves and light unsharp masking.


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