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Date: 2/16/03 UT
Where: Erwin W. Fick Observatory near Moingona, Iowa
Telescope: 24-inch Mather telescope, f/4.2 Newtonian
CCD Camera: Andor 1024 x 1024 pixel
Conditions: Very clear but a nearly full moon just 41 degrees away!
Filter: Hydrogen Alpha (red), Oxygen 3 (green), and
broadband B filter (B)
Exposure: 10 minutes (H-alpha), 5 minutes (O III), and 5 minutes (B)
Comments: Combination of nine images (3,3,3)
Photographers: David Oesper & Jim Bonser |
