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ST2000XM: M51--Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Exposure: LRGB Exposure 70 minutes: L=25 minutes (5 x 300 sec.) unbinned; R=15 minutes (3 x 300 sec.) 2x binned; G=15 minutes (3 x 300 sec.) 2x binned; B=15 minutes (3 x 300 sec.) 2x binned.
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM w/ CFW8a
Telescope: Takahashi CN-212 in Newtonian mode @ f/3.9
Mount: Losmandy/Gemini G-11
Processing: Maxim/DL-CCD, Photoshop 6.0
Date: 3/09/05
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