| NOTES |
DATE:
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Tuesday,
September 26, 2006
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TIME:
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9:58 -
10:08
pm EDT
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CAMERA:
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Canon
EOS 300D Digital Rebel (unmodified)
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EXPOSURE:
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4
× 2
minutes @ ISO 800 |
| LOCATION: |
Owl
Observatory - Kalamazoo
Nature Center |
INSTRUMENT:
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Meade
12" LX200 SCT @ f/6.3 with Lumicon Giant Easy Guider |
PROCESSING:
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Images obtained with DSLRFocus 3.
Dark frame subtracted, aligned, stacked,
enhanced and cropped with
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 |
COMMENTS:
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The
Dumbbell Nebula (M27) is a planetary nebula located 815 light-years
away in the small, faint constellation Vulpecula, the Fox.
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