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Telescope: Skywatcher 8" newton @ f/5
Mount: Skywatcher NEQ6-pro/CdC/EQmod
Camera: Canon 350D Baader ACF self-modded
Guiding: QHY5/9x50 finder guider via PHD
Filters: MPCC
Exposure: 38 x 5min. (3 hrs 10 min), 18 darks at 18.5°C (shot the next day with the TEC), 20 bias, 40 flats
Acquisition: Nebulosity 2.3.0
Processing: Calibration, Registration, Stackin in DSS (Kappa-Sigma)
Post-processing: Nebulosity 2.3.0, Adobe Photoshop CS3; Carboni actions
Date(s): July 29 & 30, 2011 (23:00 - 3:30)
Temp: 21-17°C

Shot on holiday to Die, France

Image of the Month: East Coast Astro forum and Digital_Astro_Yahoo group for July 2011.

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Comment by spike77 on August 19, 2011 at 7:04pm
sweet indeed
Comment by Charles Dunlop on August 19, 2011 at 2:10pm
That's an amazing shot, never seen that object before. UNREAL!
Comment by Trevor Woodrow on August 19, 2011 at 11:24am
Oh no another DSLR! Just kidding...wish I could get an image like this with anything! Great shot!
Comment by Steve Coates on August 19, 2011 at 9:00am
Excellent work and congrats on the nod. It's nice to see other peoples work using a DSLR.

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