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M106 and friends 21-Apr-2007

Last night's work - a culmination of (1) a new G11 mount; (2) Q-Guide
autoguider; (3) PHD Guiding v1.5 software.

Image focusing, acquisition and digital processing in ImagesPlus.
Registar aligned, Combined in ImagesPlus. Neat Image for noise
reduction.

9 - 8 min. subs @ ISO800. TEC-140, f/7 (980mm), Nikon D50
(modified), Baader uv/ir filter. 9 darks, 7 bias frames, 1 old flat.
Temperature appox. 58 deg. F.

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Randy Adams24-Apr-2007 02:25
Great work William! D50's doing a great job.