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Telescope:   Obsession

Mirror:         25" f/5 Galaxy Optics

Drive:           AZ/ALT, StellarCAT ServoCAT with DSC Argo Navis

Camera Equipment:   ST-10XME Class 2 CCD,CFW-8A, AO-7, Pyxis Field De-Rotator, TCF-S

Exposure:    Single 5 minute.

Processing:   CCDOPs, Photoshop 5.0 (Levels, Curves, Unsharp Mask)

Location:   My backyard in Ridgecrest, CA (Mojave Desert), 2600 ft. elevation, population 30,000

Date:         5/07/05

Comment:   Looking north into skyglow.