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| Imaging Details: | |
| Imaging Date: | August 28th, 2002 | 
| Imaging Site: | Kirkland, Washington - USA | 
| Seeing Conditions: | Good | 
| Telescope: | Takahahsi FSQ-106N @ F8 (850mm) | 
| Imaging Camera: | ST-10XME w/CFW-8A | 
| Exposure: | Red = 5x200sec, Green = 5x200sec, Blue = 5x320sec | 
| Mount & Guiding: | Losmandy G-11 with Gemini Goto. Guided with STV on Takahashi FS-60C | 
| Processing Notes: | MaxIm DL/CCD - Dark subtracted, and sum combined. Photoshop - Color combined, levels, curves, slight color balance, and unsharp mask sharpening.  | 
				
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