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Date/Location July 30 & August 2, 2016 KEASA Observatory, Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii
Camera and Settings QSI 583 CCD camera -5°C
Telescope Astrotech 8" f/8 Ritchey–Chrétien with a televue 0.8x focal reducer/field flattener
Mount Celestron CGE Pro
Exposure L 60 min (6 x 10 min), RGB each 20 min (2 x 10 min)
Processing Image Plus 5.75, MaximDL 6, Photoshop CS5
Other B86 - Dark Nebula in Constellation Sagittarius, NGC6520 - mag. 7.6 open cluster 2 arcmin in size, Djorgovsky 2- mag. 9.9 globular star cluster. Brightest star HD164562 (near Ink Spot) mag. 6.7
Ink Spot Nebula B86
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