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Telescope: |
Takahashi BRC-250, 1260 mm, F/5 - Takahashi FSQ-106, 530 mm, F/5 |
CCD Camera: |
Finger Lakes ProLine 16803 / SBIG STL-6303 |
Mount: |
German equatorial mount Astro-Physics 1200 GTO |
Integration: |
LRGB 360:120:120:120. Luminance taken with BRC-250, RGB taken with FSQ-106 |
Date / Location / Sky: |
2,3 August 2008 |
Sicily, Nebrodi Mounts, 1500 m. s.l. |
FWHM: 4.6" (exp. 30 m.) |
Sky luminosity: 21.3 mag. per squared arcsec |
Software: |
MaxIm-DL, Registar, PhotoShop |
Publications |
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) 30 October 2008 |