M56 23 July 2006

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Subject	M56
Date	23rd July 2006
Telescope or Lens	Toscano 8 inch RCT
Mount	Paramount ME
Camera	ST2000XM
Filters	True Tech LRGB
Total Exposures	L	60 min	R	60 min	G	36 min	B	48 min
Sub exposure	12 x 5min		12 x 5min		12 x 3min		12 x 4min
Binning	Luminance 1x1 RGB 2x2
Field of view and resolution	Approx 22 x 16 Arcminute. 0.83 Arcsec / Pixel

Comments

Another image with the Toscano 8 inch. The tracking is much better and the FHWM measures about 2.1 arcseconds. However, I still have some issues regarding the brighter stars and bloating that need some work.