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NGC 4565 / Coma Berenices

Image:  Luminance: 13x5 minutes. All images dithered during acquisition and sigma reject mean combined. Camera: ST10XME Non-ABG CCD. Taken through a 12.5 inch Newtonian Reflector @  f/5.6 (effective) with Paracorr corrector with no filters on a Losmandy G-11 mount with Gemini Goto drive. Camera control and guiding software: --Auriga, my custom software package. Image was focused using FocusMax.  Location: Texas Star Part 2006.  Date taken:  April 23 2006