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Object: M27, the Dumbbell Nebula
Date: 9/1/2005
Site: Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park
Condition: Superb dark sky
Optics: Celestron 9.25 SCT, Taurus Tech RLS FR, manual guiding with ED80/G11
Filters: none
Camera: Nikon D50, NR off
Exposure/ISO: 3 x 5.2m, 1 x 2.5m, total of 18 minutes @ ISO 800
Processing:

Photoshop: levels, unsharp mask (30%, 250 px, 5), S-curve

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