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The Big Dipper
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The Big Dipper (asterism in Ursa Major)

  Telescope (Photo) Canon 10-22 Zoom Lens at 21mm (f4.5)
  Telescope (Guiding) iOptron SkyTracker Camera Mount  
  Camera (Photo) Canon 60Da DSLR Camera
  Camera (Guiding) None
  Exposure Detail Excluded-Average combination of 60 images at 60 seconds each, ISO1600; RAW file conversion, dark calibration, and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 6.0; final image processing using Photoshop CS5.5
  Location Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County, Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464)
  Date 04/11/2015