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Instrument – 14.5-inch f/9 RCOS Ritchey-Chretien with field flattener
Camera – Apogee U16M CCD camera with L R G B Ha SII OIII filters
Mount – Astro-Physics 1600 with permanent pier in observatory
Guiding – Off axis SBIG ST-402 on Monster MOAG through RCOS
Exp. Time/Filters – L(9.6 hrs), R(2.3 hrs), G(2.3 hrs), B(2.3 hrs) = Total 16.6 hrs
Location – Chiefland Astronomy Village (North Florida, USA)
Processing – CCDStack, Maxim DL, Adobe PS CS5