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Object: M51 the Whirlpool galaxy
Date: June 2006
Site: Fremont Peak , Ca.
Condition: 5.5th Mag sky
Optics: Vixen R200S, Vixen coma corrector, on G11 mount, autoguided with ST80 & ST-4
Filters: None
Camera: Nikon D50, NR off
Exposure/ISO: 7 exposures each 5 minutes @ ISO 800
Processing:

Stacked with KIS

Photoshop: LFF subraction, levels, USM (40%, 256, 2)

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