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Astrophotography by Bob Franke

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Instrument

 Celestron C11 @  F6.1 (1705 mm)  1.087 arcsec / pixel

Mount

Losmandy G11

Camera

SBIG ST-7 with CFW-8A color wheel

Acquisition Date

4/21/06 to 4/23/06  Near downtown Seattle

Exposure

Lum     285 min (19 x 15 min)  
Red       60 min (4 x 15 min)
Green    60 min (4 x 15 min)
Blue      66 min (3 x 22 min)

Software

CCDSoft, CCDOPS, Sigma Clip (pre beta 11), PhotoShop CS and Paint Shop Pro.

Comment

North is to the left.