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6/11/10

The Soap Bubble Nebula

Cherry Springs State Park, PA

Target: The Soap Bubble Nebula
Imaging Scope: Astro-Tech 8" Imaging Newtonian w/Baader Coma Corrector @ prime focus
Mount: Orion Atlas EQ-G (EQMOD)
Imager: SBIG ST-2000XM
Guiding: 2 second guide exposures through a Stellarvue SV66ED
Software: acquisition - CCDOps, post processing - CCDSoft & Adobe Photoshop
Exposure Information: 14 x 5 minutes (Baader 7nm Ha Filter)
Comments: Transparency varied. Recently discovered nebula. Close up crop - http://www.pbase.com/bellwoodmder/image/125559209
Reference image http://www.noao.edu/image_gallery/html/im1059.html
Field of view is approximately 49 x 37 arcminutes.

SBIG ST-2000XM,Astro-Tech 8 Inch Imaging Newtonian

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