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2nd place Star Clusters category SPSP 2008 Astroimaging contest

This is the first image taken with my new FLI ProLine11002

AP152 F7.5 Starfire APO refractor (no field flattener)
FLI ProLine11002 & CFW-2-7
LRGB 10 10 8 8min bin 1 X 1 FLI Filters
Darks, bias, -20C chip temp (no flats)
Cropped to remove vignetting
1MPPS download speed = 12sec/full frame download at bin 1X1
Guide Camera: Starlightxpress SXVH9

Finger Lakes Instrumentation CCD cameras:

http://www.flicamera.com/

Astro-Elecronic FS2 scope GOTO controller:

http://www.astro-electronic.de/

Gerd Neumann/Astronomik filters:

http://www.gerd.neumann.net/

http://www.astronomik.com/

MSB Software & Astroart 4

http://www.msb-astroart.com/

STAR Atlas:PRO planetarium software:

http://www.skylab.com.au/