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Object:
 M97 - The Owl Nebula
Date(s):
 6 May 2012
Location:
 Rancho Hidalgo, NM
Telescope:
 LX200 10" at f/10
Mount:
 Meade SuperWedge on pier
Camera:
 SBIG ST-11000M
Single-Shot Color:
 No
Luminance:
 5 20 minute images bin 1
Red:
 5 10 minute images bin 2
Green:
 5 10 minute images bin 2
Blue:
 5 10 minute images bin 2
Comments:
 This is a "planetary" nebula. Color corrected through use of the eXcalibrator free-ware. I was happy to see the subtle red outer regions of this nebula. They did not appear when I tried to shoot this object with 10 minutes of L, and 5 minutes of R, G, and B. The longer exposure time appears to have been required.