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Object Type: Open Cluster, Emission Nebula
Constellation: Serpens
Magnitude: 6.4
Size: 35'

Equipment: Meade 14" LX200R/STL-11000M/Astrodon RGB filters/Paramount ME
F-ratio: f/9.5
Exposure: RRGB: R 8 x 9 minutes, binned 2x2: G 8 x 4 minutes: B 8 x 4 minutes: GB binned 3x3
Date: August 25, 2006
Location: Landers, California, USA
Technical Notes: Individual exposures were obtained using CCDAutoPilot2 and then sigma combined. The RGB image was created in Registar 1.0. A high-pass filter of 8 pixels was selectively applied to the bright portions of the luminance image.