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This is the open cluster M38 in the constellation of Auriga. This
relatively loose and large open cluster has about 100 member stars and is
about 4,200 light years distant.
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Date: 12/22/2006
Location:
Cheddar Ranch Observatory
Telescope: LX200 10" SCT @ f/6.3
Mount: AP-1200
Camera: Canon 350D,
Modified, Type 1
Exposure Count: 20 x 3 minutes, 60 minutes total
exposure
Guiding: Orion 80ED, ST-402, CCDOPS
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Post Processing: |
ImagesPlus: Dark and flat calibration, align and
combine, digital development
Photoshop CS2: Smart sharpen, levels
NeatImage: Noise reduction
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