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Target: Messier 30 or NGC 7099 in Capricornus
Scope: GSO CF RC200 with WO F2 .8 reducer
EFR: ff.6,4
Mount: EQ6 Pro
Exposure Setting: Prime focus
Exposures: 12 x 5 minute and 3 x 10 minute 13/09/2010
Seeing: No moon, slight wind, suburban LP
Guiding: Orion Starshoot Autoguider using PHD with ED80
Focus: Focus using Bahitnov mask
Stacking: DSS with 6 darks and bias frames no flats Sigma Kappa
Processing: PS CS3 using Carboni Actions, primary image run is adjust levels keeping green less than blue and red, perform curves adjustment run a low gradient removal then apply saturation readjust levels increase brightness and contrast selective sharpening and background adjustment as well as curves adjustment and colour balance. Then run a .25 setting crisp filter in IRIS
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