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Image Information
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Object |
M108, NGC
3556 |
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Coordinates |
RA:
11 11 23.7 Dec: +55 41 28 Camera PA: 6.9E |
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Imaging
by |
Greg
Morgan |
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Date(s) |
Data:
Jan 16 - 28, 2011 |
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Optics |
RCOS
16 inch ION Milled f/9 Ritchey-Chrétien
(on loan from Mike Mayda, thanks Mike) |
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Mount |
Paramount
ME |
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Camera |
Apogee
Alta U16M, 9 micron 4096 x 4096 pixels |
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Guiding |
Off-axis
with the Astrodon Monster MOAG and SBIG ST-402XM |
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Field Scale |
0.5 arcseconds / pixel |
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FOV |
Cropped
to 26' x 20' N is in the lower left, East is in the Lower
right |
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Chip Temp |
-25 C |
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Filter(s) |
Astrodon Gen 2
Lum, Red, Green, and Blue |
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Location |
Sierra
Remote Observatories, Shaver Lake California 4,610 feet |
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Exposure(s) |
L=18, R=7, G=7,
B=8x1800 seconds (20 Hours Total) |
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Binning |
1x1 for all
filters |
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Software |
CCDAutopilot,
MaxIm
DL,
TheSky 6, CCDStack 2
with
CCDIS-p
registration, 64-bit
CS4 plug-in for Neat
Image Pro and GradientXTerminator. |
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