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Date Taken: 06/05/2012
Photographer: Scott G.
Location: Ashland, OH
Telescope: Celestron C10 10" reflector (f/4.7)
Mount: Celestron CG-5 GoTo
Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T3
Processing: Aligned, stacked, and wavelet sharpened in Registax v. 6, further sharpening and color enhancement in GIMP 2.1
Exposure: 50 exposures, each exposure 1/1000 second @ISO 200
Other Equipment Used: 11.63" ID full aperture glass solar filter (#07715), 2" Crayford focuser (#13039), 17Ah field battery, Baader multipurpose coma corrector

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