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Pentax 125 SDP - Pentax 75 SDHF

Takahashi EM-200 Jr - Guided

Canon 40D Unmodded

Area 51 Dark Sky Site, Florida

Equinox, PHD Guiding, Nebulosity

Nebulosity, Photoshop CS3

100 min with 5m subs @ ISO1600

The image presented below was completely acquired and processed on a Mac, under OSX

01 : 33.9 (h:m)

+30 : 39 (deg:m)

3000 (kly)

5.7 (mag)

73x45 (arc min)

2.2 billion (Suns)