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Exposure: (B)RGB 16x8:4x8:4x8:16x8
minutes
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B binned 1x1
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RG binned 2x2
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RGB Combine Ratios: 2.27:1.00:1.26
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Telescope: Stellarvue SV80S @ f/4.9
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Mount: Meade LX200 w/ super wedge
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Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM CCD, SBIG CFW-8
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Location: My backyard in Goleta, CA
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Date/Time: November 21, 2003, 20:40-00:00 PST
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Processing: Taken and reduced in CCDSoft v5. Combined
sub-exposures
with Ray Gralak's Sigma Clip. DDP to Luminance with custom
software.
Two iterations of CCDSharp to Luminance. Gradiants removed and
color
combined with custom software. Curves/levels/saturation adjusted,
Luminance applied, Unsharp Mask in Photoshop 8.
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Name: The Pleiades, M45
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Type: Open Cluster and Reflection Nebula
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Constellation: Taurus
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