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Image Details

OBJECT: M27 Dumbell Nebula in Vulpecula
DATE IMAGED: June 30th 2001
EQUIPMENT USED: 12.5" RCOS @ f/9 ST-8E + CFW-8 AP 1200 GOTO

Exposure Details

LUM:    6 x 600sec R:     2 x 600sec G:     2 x 600 sec B:     2 x 600sec
Notes:
Imaged under a 80% full moon, seeing was poor with raw FWHM approximately 2.7 arcseconds.
Luminance Images obtained with unbinned pixels, all colour exposures obtained at 2x2 binning,  RGB ratio of 1:1:1.6 set and colour components normalised in Maxim CCD. Processed in Maxim CCD and Photoshop 5.5