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| Exposure Data: | 3/25/2002. RGB: 4x40s, 4x40s, 4x80s.
-15°C, 3.5 arc-sec./pixel. |
| Processing: | Reduced, aligned, combined in Mira, gradient
removal, color combine, Maxim, layering and post-processing in Photoshop. |
| Optical System: | FSQ-106 @ F/5, ST-8E NABG/CFW-8A CCD camera,
AP900GTO mount. |
| Comments: | Combined comet image was layered into a single
combined star field via Photoshop lighten 75% layer. Trailed stars removed
from the comet layer. The comet was 10° above the horizon. Due to the wide
FOV, gradient removal was required for each color in Maxim. |