M82

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M82

Telescope: 

AP-130 at F/12 using AP Field Flatner and 2x Nikon Teleconverter
Film & Exposure: E200 - One 180 min exposure
Location: My Driveway (Huntertown, IN),   Moderate Light Pollution
Date: April 13, 1999
Processing:

Scanned with SprintScan 35+

Levels adjusted in Photoshop
Enhancement of low level light area by Curves
Unsharp Mask at 1.7R + 4T
Grain Reduction by 45% Light Mask + 3R Feather and Gaussian Blur of 3R + 80 Threshold
Sized to 750 width and Unsharp Mask at 1.7R + 4T

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