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				NGC 1977 ("The Running Man Nebula") and M42/43 ("The Great Orion Nebula")                                         Photo by Daniel Johnson.
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		Camera: Canon 300D, modified by Hap Griffin (equivalent to Hutech type Ia mod). Scope: William Optics 80mm Fluorite Doublet Ambient temperature: 18 degrees F (chilly!), February, 2007 Exposures, all ISO 800, with two flat frames:    19 x 3 minutes, 4 dark frames    6 x 90 seconds, 2 dark frames    6 x 30 seconds, 2 dark frames    6 x 10 seconds, 2 dark frames Mount: Meade LX200GPS 10-inch used at f/3.3 for guiding Guide camera: Supercircuits PC 164C fed to a video-to-USB 2.0 converter. Guide Program: PhD Guiding Processing: Stacked with DeepSkyStacker, processed with Photoshop CS and Neat Image