NGC7331 - Deer Lick Cluster in Pegasus

   
Telescope: Takahashi Mewlon-250
Camera: SBIG ST-9XEI w/CFW-8
Mount: Takahashi EM-200 Temma
Guiding: 200mm Takumar lens on SBIG STV
Exposures: L: 11 @ 5 min.; R: 2 @ 5 min.; G: 2 @ 5 min.; B: 3 @ 5 min. (all 1X1)
Processing: Images were captured, reduced, and combined with CCDSoft. The RGB and Luminance layers were combined and adjusted (Levels, Curves, Unsharp Mask) in Photoshop CS. Finally, noise was reduced using Grain Surgery.
Note: Several satellite galaxies (e.g., NGC7335, NGC7336, NGC7337 and NGC7340) are visible in this photograph.
   
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