ngc 2174, the monkey head with the Explore-Levy comet hunter, 4 hours
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Back to the Explore Scientific/David Levy 6 inch Mak-Newt. The monkey head (upside down), 48 five - minute subs, acquired and calibrated
with darks, flats, bad pixels, and first color in Nebulosity 2.2, curves and gradients in Photoshop. The scope is a 152mm f/4.8 piggybacked on the 12 inch LX200 classic.

Canon 350d Hap at prime, guided with a DSI pro and PHD on the 12 inch at f6.3
Julian, California - 19 November 2009