Object: Emission nebula IC4628 and open clusters NGC6231, NGC6242, Collinder 316 and Trumpler 24 in Scorpius
Exposure: Composite of three 35-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 4.0
Telescope: TeleVue 85mm f/7 APO refractor @ f/5.6
Mount: Losmandy G11
Guiding: SBIG ST-4
Film: gas-hypered 35mm Kodak Pro 400(PPF)
Location: Mt. Laguna, California
Date: 6/2/00
Comments: Centered at -41 degrees declination and rising only 16 degrees above the southern horizon from Mt. Laguna, California, this
rich region of clusters and nebulosity is best photographed during nights of excellent transparency.
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