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	M17 Swan Nebula			M20 Trifid Nebula
Scope:	Orion ED80 @ f7.5		Scope:	Orion ED 80 @f7.5
Camera:	DSI III C		Camera:	DSI III Colour
Image:	15 x 2min  Image		Image:	15 x 2min
Processing:	Curves and Levels in Photoshop CS3; some noise reduction		Processing:	Curves and Levels in Photoshop CS3 & Carboni Actions
Filters:	Astronomik CLS		Filters:	Astronomik CLS
Conditions:			Conditions:
Mount:	Polar (No PEC)		Mount:	Polar (No PEC)
Date	3 Aug 2008		Date	3 Aug 2008
Comments:	I'm finding much less light pollution and gradient if I use a CLS filter		Comments:

 

	M27 Dumbbell Nebula			M8 Lagoon Nebula
Scope:	Orion ED80 @ f7.5		Scope:	Orion ED 80 @f7.5
Camera:	DSI III C		Camera:	DSI III Colour
Image:	15 x 2min  Image		Image:	11 x 2min
Processing:	Curves and Levels in Photoshop CS3; some noise reduction		Processing:	Curves and Levels in Photoshop CS3 & Carboni Actions
Filters:	None		Filters:	None
Conditions:	Astronomik CLS		Conditions:
Mount:	Polar (No PEC)		Mount:	Polar (No PEC)
Date	5 April 2008		Date	5 April 2008
Comments:			Comments:

                                                                                           

	NGC 5139 Omega Centauri			NGC 5128 Centaurus A
Scope:	Orion ED80 @ f7.5		Scope:	Orion ED 80 @f7.5
Camera:	DSI III C		Camera:	DSI III Colour
Image:	10 x 90sec  Image		Image:	10 x 2min
Processing:	Curves and Levels in Photoshop CS3; some noise reduction and a layer mask to remove a gradient		Processing:	Curves and Levels in Photoshop CS3 & Carboni Actions
Filters:	None		Filters:	None
Conditions:			Conditions:
Mount:	Polar (No PEC)		Mount:	Polar (No PEC)
Date	5 April 2008		Date	5 April 2008
Comments:	Lots of AMP glow evident. Seems to be a problem with Envisage not the Cam		Comments:

                                        

	NGC 3372 Eta Carina			M42
Scope:	Orion ED 80 @f7.5		Scope:	Orion ED 80 @f7.5
Camera:	DSI III Colour		Camera:	DSI III Colour
Image:	10 x 2min		Image:	10 x 2min
Processing:	Curves and Levels in Photoshop CS3 & Carboni Actions		Processing:	Curves and Levels in Photoshop CS3 & Carboni Actions
Filters:	Astronomik CLS		Filters:	None
Conditions:			Conditions:
Mount:	Polar (No PEC)		Mount:	Polar (No PEC)
Date	5 April 2008		Date	5 April 2008
Comments:	I tried the CLS filter to try to reduce LP gradients but ended up giving the image a blue cast		Comments: