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Date/Location December 16, 2006 Wildwood Pines Observatory, Earl, NC
Camera and Settings SBIG ST-2000XCM CCD Camera -10°C
Telescope Discovery 8-inch f/7 Newtonian
Mount Parallax HD150
Exposure 50 minutes (5 x 10 min)
Processing CCDOpts, CCDSoft, Photoshop
Other Supernova Remnant from year 1054AD; Magnitude 9; Constellation Taurus; 6.0 x 4.0 arc minutes in size.
M1 The Crab Nebula
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