Site and content copyright Robert Allevo 2002-2008
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CRAB NEBULA
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Technical Details |
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| Optics | 12" Meade operating at f/6.4 (1952mm) |
| Mount | Losmandy Titan |
| Camera | SBIG ST-10XME, CFW8 |
| Filters | Tru Balance LRGB. |
| Date | Nov. 16, 2004 |
| Exposure | RRGB = 75:15:15:15 minutes - 5 minute integrations |
| Processing | I added 35% RL to the R component of the RGB via NORMAL layer |
| Guiding | Self guided |
| Binning | Lum - 1x1, RGB - 2x2 |
| Location | My back yard observatory in East Hartland, Ct. |
| Notes | M1 is 6300 light years distant. It is the remnant of an exploded star (supernova) |
PREVIOUS ATTEMPT
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12" f/10.8 ST8E / CFW8 / AO-7 L=12x10 RGB=2x10 RGB=2x2 Data taken on Dec. 28, 2003 |
