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M44 Beehive Cluster, Praesepe (NGC 2632)
Size:95' Mag:3.7 Dist:577 ly Age:730 my
Camera: Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm APO @ 300mm, f/6.3
Exposure: 19x6s=1.9min @ ISO1600
Mount: ETX-90EC polar aligned
Processing: Dark, flat and bias calibration, alignment, stacking and digital development in IP 2.0.
Levels, curves, skyglow & noise removal and sharpening in Photoshop CS with Neat Image and Focus Magic.
© 2004-2006 Rich Maruzzi
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