Object Type: Spiral Galaxy (Sc)
Constellation: Cepheus
Magnitude: 8.9
Size: 11' x 10'

Equipment: 14" Meade LX200R/ST-10XME/Astrodon LRGB filters/Paramount ME
F-ratio: f/6.5
Exposures: LRGB: L 16 x 6 minutes, binned 2x2: R 10 x 6 minutes: G 10 x 6 minutes: B 10 x 6 minutes: RGB binned 3x3
Date: September 14-15, 2007
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 of 4 pixels was applied to the bright portion of the luminance image, and a Gaussian Blur of 0.5 pixel was applied to the RGB image. The RGB image was duplicated and blended with the original using Soft Light to enhance color.