M11 The Wild Duck Cluster open cluster in Scutum

DATE: 7/26/2006

LOCATION: Clearwater National Forest, Continental Divide, Idaho

CONDITIONS: 0% moon, seeing 5/10, transparency 7/10, temperature 75-55 F, very humid and dewy night.

TELESCOPE: Televue 85mm refractor, 600mm focal length, F7, prime focus, no diagonal.

MOUNT: Losmandy G11, Gemini goto, polar scope used to align,.

CAMERA: Canon Rebel 300d

FOCUS: Manual on star using right angle Canon 2.5 magnifying view finder.

EXPOSURES: (2) 4 min raw, 800 ISO, raw

PROCESSING: IP 2.75 - converted raw to FITS, dark frame (amp glow checked) calibrated, graded, align-rotate, combine average,. digital development, convert to 16 bit TIFF, PS CS , levels, color saturation, cropped, sharpen edges, unsharp mask, converted to JPEG.

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