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	Object: Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs Processing: Single frame, cropped with level adjustment in Photoshop Camera: Canon T3i, ISO 800, 3.2 seconds, f/5.6, 300mm lens Date 3/14/2013, 6:49pm EDT Location Jones Beach State Park, NY
	Object: Jupiter and its largest moon Ganymede transiting and its other moon Callisto above. Processing: 29 frames stacked via Registax, Level adjusted in Images Plus Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT Reflector with 2x Powermate Camera: Imaging Source DMK-21AU04 B&W Date 12/5/2012, 11:30pm EDT, Babylon, NY For a movie of the complete 2 hour transit click AVI
	Object: Geminid Meteor Processing: Single frame. ISO 1600, 30 seconds, Levels adjusted in Photoshop Camera: Canon T3i and 24mm lens on fixed tripod Date: December 13, 2012, Sunken Meadow State Park
	Object: Jupiter and its moon Io. Processing: 750 frames stacked via Registax, Level adjusted in Images Plus Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT Reflector with 2x Powermate Camera: Imaging Source DMK-21AU04 B&W Date 11/22/2012, 11:16pm EDT, Babylon, NY
	Object: M42, The Orion Nebula, NGC1977, The Running Man Nebula Info: ISO 6400, 62 frames at 30 seconds unguided Processing: 3x3 bin, stacked and processed in Images Plus, dark, flat subtraction and digital development. Scope: Stellavue 78mm Refractor Camera: Canon T3i at prime focus Date 11/17/2012, 12:00am EDT, Babylon, NY
	Object: M27, The Dumbell Nebula in the constellation Vulpecula Info: ISO 800, 12 frames stacked at 5 minutes each Processing: 3x3 bin and processed in Images Plus, dark, flat subtraction and digital development. Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT Reflector Camera: Canon T3i at prime focus Date 7/22/2012, 1:00am EDT, at Shady Pines Campground, Savoy, MA
	Object: Transit of Venus across the Sun Info: ISO 200, single frame at 1/30s Processing: 4x4 bin and processed in Images Plus Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT with White Light Solar Filter Camera: Canon T3i at prime focus Date 6/5/2012, 8:03pm EDT at Jones Beach State Park, NY
	Object: M57, The 'Ring Nebula' in the constellation Lyra Info: ISO 1600, 30 frames at 2 minutes each Processing: dark & flat subtraction, aligned stacked, 3x3 bin, cropped, processed in Images Plus Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT Camera: Canon T3i at prime focus Date 05/11//2012, at Robert Moses State Park, NY
	Object: M13, Globular Cluster in the constellation Hercules Info: ISO 1600, 30 frames at 60 seconds each Processing: dark & flat subtraction, aligned stacked, cropped, 3x3 bin, processed in Images Plus Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT Camera: Canon T3i at prime focus Date 04/27/2012, Babylon, NY
	Object: Mars Info: 290 frames at 1/250s Processing: aligned stacked and processed in Registax Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT prime focus with 2x Barlow Camera: Imaging Source DMK21AU04 B&W Date 04/09/2012, Babylon, NY
	Object: Saturn Info: 310 frames at 1/333 s Processing: aligned stacked and processed in Registax Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT prime focus with 2x Barlow Camera: Imaging Source DMK21AU04 B&W Date 04/07/2012, Babylon, NY

Object: M1, The Crab Nebula in the constellation Taurus
Info: ISO800, 18 frames at 5 minutes each, dark, flat, stretch, bin, resize, and cropped
Scope: Meade 1600mm SCT prime focus Modified Digital Rebel
Date: 12/2/2011, Location: Babylon, NY

Object: M81 and M82, Bodes Galaxy and the Cigar Galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major
Info ISO 800, 20 frames at 4 minutes each
Processing: , dark subtraction, (no flat), stretch, bin, resize, rotate, crop
Scope: Stellavue 78mm refractor prime focus
Camera: Modified Digital Rebel 300D
Date 02/17/2012, Location: Babylon, NY