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  Cropped from Full frame 90% full res
NASA APOD 12 Jan 2010: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap110112.html 
AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO + FLI ProLine16803 CCD & CFW-5-7
LHaRGB = 210 270 60 60 60 min (11 hrs total) Astronomik 50mm square filters
-30C chip temp, darks and flats (AstroHandy LightRing used for flats) 
Focal Length: 1300mm
Image scale = 1.4"/pix 
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9
Taken from Bob and Pats farm in average seeing
 http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/107700957/original 
Some links to equipment used to take this image: 
Finger Lakes Instrumentation (FLI) CCD cameras and equipment: 
 http://www.flicamera.com/ 
StarlightXpress CCD cameras and equipment
 http://www.starlight-xpress.co.uk/ 
Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller: 
 http://www.astro-electronic.de/ 
Gerd Neumann and Astronomik filters: 
 http://www.astronomik.com/en/home 
 http://www.gerdneumann.net/ 
MSB Software & Astroart 4 
 http://www.msb-astroart.com/ 
STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software
 http://www.skylab.com.au/ 
AstroHandy Accessories 
 http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/astrohandy_lightring 
 http://www.astrohandy.com 
  
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