Object: The Double Cluster - NGC869 & NGC884 in Perseus
Exposure: Composite of two 25-minute exposures
Processing: Negatives scanned at 2700dpi with a Polaroid SprintScan 35 Plus, blended in Picture Window Pro 2.5 and enhanced in Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Telescope: TeleVue 102mm f/8.6 APO refractor @ f/6.9
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: gas-hypered 35mm Kodak Pro 400(PPF)
Location: Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California
Date: 10/24/00
Comments: Thin high clouds passed through the second exposure creating a slight diffusion halo effect seen around the brighter stars.
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