NGC 2158 and M35

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NGC 2158 and M35

Telescope: 

AP-130 F/6 at F/8 using Nikon 1.4x TC-14 and AP Field Flattener.
AP 600 GoTo Mount with ST-4
Film & Exposure: E200 one 90 min and one 30 min exposure using Tokai LPF Filter 
Location: My Driveway (Huntertown, IN),   Moderate Light Pollution
Date: March 30, 2000
Processing: Scanned with SprintScan 35+
Levels and color adjusted in Photoshop
Stacked using Multipoint Feature of Picture Window; 10 points used
Dark area of 30 min exposure masked off before combining
Gaussian Blur with 30 min light area mask on composite
Enhancement of low level light area by Curves
Light amount of Unsharp Masking

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