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M17 - The Swan Nebula
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Image Details
Telescope Takahashi FCT-150 refractor
CCD Camera SBIG STL-11000
Mount Paramount ME
Filters Astrodon RGB filters
Dates May 11, 2005
Location Mayhill, NM
Subexposures 6-5 minute subexposures through each filter
Total Exposure Time 1.5 hours
Image Processing Software CCDStack and Photoshop CS2