M42

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12.5" Homebuilt Newtonian

Starlight Express SXV-M25 one-shot ccd camera

31x4 + 11x1 (total of 124 mins + 11 for the core)

f/3 with Keller Corrector

Color converted, stacked and flattened in Maxim and tweaked in PS

Guided with SX OAG and SX guide head

3.8.08

Kissimmee Prairie Preserve State Park, FL