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IC348

Classification: Open Cluster / IC348 -- Reflection Nebula / IC1985
Constellation: Peresus (PER)
Object Location: Ra 03h 45m 33s Dec +32° 12’33° (current)
Size & Distance: 10.0 x 10.0 Apx 720-1020 light years.

Date & Location: 11-25-2011 Little Blair Valley, CA
Exposure: LRGB, L=20 @10 min. (bin 1x1) RGB=6 ea. @ 10min (bin 2x2)
Optics: Takahashi Epsilon 210 f/3 630mm
Mount: Astro-Physics 900 GTO / ATS 10x36 pier
Camera: SBIG-STL6303E @-15c / FLI-DF-2 focuser
Filters: Astrodon G2 LRGB
Software: MaxImDL 4.56, Photoshop CS5

Notes: Sky conditions: Average seeing, calm winds, low 40’s
Image Field of view is 100 x 150 arc-min.