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Date(s)

10/10/2007, 10/15/2007
10/18/2007, 10/18/2007
10/19/2007,11/05/2007
11/06/2007, 11/08/2007
11/09/2007

Exposure Data

HaRGB = 210:120:120:120 minutes

Optics and Camera

Takahashi Sky90
w/f4.5 field flattener
SBIG ST-2000XM w/CFW8A
Tru-Balance Filters

Processing Tools

CCDStack, Photoshop CS3
 
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M1 - Crab Nebula in Taurus


M1, the Crab Nebula, is the first entry in Charles Messier's famous catalog.  The nebula is located in the constellation of Taurus.  It was formed from a supernova explosion that was seen on earth in the year 1054.
 

 
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