NGC474 - ARP 227 -> 1108K
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Date 10-31-2011
Exposure 12hrs30mins, LRGB, Bin-2.
Optics 2004 RCOS 14.5" Ion, CF Truss, f:9, FL=3314mm.
Mount 2007 AP1200 GTOCP3 #714
Camera 2005 SBIG STL-11000M, 0.55 arc.sec p/pixel, -20C, AstroDon LRGBH-a.
Guider Internal.
Equipment RCOS Field Flatener. Custom built Water Cooling and DryAir Purge Systems
Processing MaximDL/CCD w/Russ Croman's Sigma Combine Plug-In, Photoshop CS4,  FITSplug by Eddie Trimarchi, AstroActions by Noel Carboni
Location StarFields Observatory (SFO), Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida,
Comments First Serious long exposure image. Again what a pleasure working with these optics.


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