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Exposure: LRGB - 12x10:4x10:4x4.5:4x5.75 min
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L binned 1x1, RGB binned 2x2
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RGB Combine Ratios - 1.0:1.0:1.0
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Telescope: Meade 10" LX200 @ f/6.3 (with Ted Agos adapter)
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Mount: Meade field tripod w/ super wedge
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Guiding: AO-7 @ ~6.5 Hz (Luminance)
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Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM, SBIG CFW-8
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Location: My backyard in Goleta, CA
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Date/Time: February 27/28, 2003, 21:37-02:38 PST
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Processing: Taken, and reduced in CCDSoft v5. Combined with
Ray Gralak's Sigma Combine. DDP applied to Luminance with custom
software. 3 iterations of CCDSharp deconvolution to luminance only.
RGB Combine with custom software. Curves, Levels, Saturation boost,
selective sharpening/bluring, gradient removal applied in Photoshop.
Luminance added in Photoshop.
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Name: M82, NGC3034, The Cigar GalaxyType: Spiral
Galaxy
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Constellation: Ursa Major
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Distance: 12 million light years
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M82
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