NGC 6888

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Object: NGC 6888
Date: 29.-31.07., 01.08.2008
Scope, mount, camera: 12.5" Newtonian, f/5.1, MAM50, ST-10XME
Filter, exposure time: LchiRGB, Lchi = L+R+G+B, L = 20*180s, RGB=(17x17x12)*300s
Total exposure time: 4h50min
Location: La Palma, Roque de los muchachos
Comments: Image seeing: 1.9"
Data reduction with THELI, colour composition in PS.
The longer integration times in R and G compensate for not so good transparency in one of the nights.
The image was resampled from the native scale of 0.855"/pixel to 0.700"/pixel, resulting in about 2.7 pixels in the FWHM.