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TEC-140: M51--Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Exposure: LRGB Exposure 70 minutes: L=40 minutes (4 x 600 sec.) unbinned; R=30 minutes (3 x 600 sec.) 2x binned; G=30 minutes (3 x 600 sec.) 2x binned; B=30 minutes (3 x 600 sec.) 2x binned.
Camera: SBIG ST-2000XM w/ CFW8a
Telescope: TEC 140 Apochromatic Refractor @ f/7
Mount: Losmandy/Gemini G-11
Processing: Maxim/DL-CCD, Photoshop CS
Date: 3/29/08
TEC140-m51-lrgb: