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| Exposure Data: | 9/29,30/2003. LRGB: 18x10m, 7x10m,
7x10m, 7x10m. RGB 2x2. -10°C, 0.49 arc-sec./pixel. |
| Processing: | Acquired via Sequencer II (dither 4) and CCDSoft, reduced and
aligned, in Mira, Combined in Sigma, L 2x CCDSharp, RGB combine in Maxim, LRGB combine, curves, levels and other
processing in Photoshop. |
| Optical System: | 12.5” Ritchey-Chretien RCOS Truss @ F/9,
ST-10XME NABG/CFW-8A
CCD camera, Paramount ME. AO7 guided |
| Comments: | Average FWHM was 2.5 arc-sec., deconvolved to
2.0 arc-sec.
Compare to
this image taken at Kitt Peak with 20" RC and over twice the elevation
above sea level. |