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Lagoon Nebula in Sagittarius

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Exposure Data: An RGB image of 13:10:10 minutes taken with a SBIG ST-10XE/CFW-8A CCD camera with Astrodon LRGB filters

Telescope: TEC 140 refractor @ f/5.1, using an Astro-Physics CCD telecompressor

Mount and Guiding: A Losmandy G11 mount autoguided by an SBIG ST-4 off-axis with a modified Lumicon Giant Easy Guider

Location and Date: North Groton, NH on 8-4-05

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