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Object |
Spiral galaxy, The Pinwheel Galaxy (M33), in Triangulum |
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Telescope (Photo) |
Celestron 8" SCT OTA @ f/6.3 on Celestron CGEM Mount |
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Telescope (Guiding) |
Celestron 8" SCT OTA @ f/6.3 on Celestron CGEM Mount
(off-axis) |
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Camera (Photo) |
Canon 50Dh DSLR (Hutech modified) |
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Camera (Guiding) |
Meade DSI Pro III w/
PHD Guiding |
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Exposure Detail |
Excluded-average combination of 19 images at 300 seconds each;
ISO1600; RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias,
flat-dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 4.0;
final image processing using Photoshop CS3 |
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Location |
Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County,
Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464) |
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Date |
8/27/11 |