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OBJECT DATA: M16 (Serpens Cauda). Distance: 7.000 light years. Angular size: 70' X 55'
CATEGORY: Emission nebulae
OPTICS: Takahashi FSQ f/5
MOUNT: Losmandy GM-8
CAMERA: Modified Canon 350D (with Baader IR filter) @ 800 ISO
FILTERS:None
DATE: August 1, 2008
LOCATION & CONDITIONS: Hontanar (Toledo) - Spain. 18ºC
EXPOSURE: 24 X 240 sec. (Total: 96 min.)
CALIBRATION FRAMES: 20 darks, 20 flats
AQUISITION & PROCESSING: MaxIm DL, Images Plus, Photoshop CS3