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Object Type: Open cluster, emission nebula, reflection nebula
Constellation: Cygnus
Magnitude: 7.2
Size: 12'

Equipment: Meade 14" LX200R/STL-11000M/Astrodon RGB filters/Paramount ME
F-ratio: f/9.5
Exposures: LRGB:  L 8 x 5 minutes, binned 2x2: R 8 x 5 minutes: G 8 x 5 minutes: B 8 x 5 minutes: RGB binned 3x3
Date: September 22, 2006
Location: Landers, California, USA
Technical Notes: Individual exposures were obtained using CCDAutoPilot2 and then sigma combined. The RGB image was created in Registar 1.0. A high-pass filter with a radius of 8 pixels was applied to the bright portions of the luminance image. A copy of the RGB image was recombined with the original using Soft Light to enhance color.