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      Technical Data
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      | Optics | 
      Takahashi FS152 apo
refractor 
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      | Focal Lenght | 
      1216 mm (direct focus, no flattener) 
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      | Focal Ratio | 
      f/8 
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      | Exposure Time | 
      For each image, respectively: 1h30min, 40min, 1h20min, 1h30min, 1h00min, 20min (single
exp of 10 min) 
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      | CCD | 
      Canon EOS 5D
with Baader filter 
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      | Sensitivity | 
      800 ISO 
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      | Location | 
      Tivoli Farm (Namibia) at 1350 m height 
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      Date 
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      23 August - 2 September 2011 
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      | Mount | 
      Fornax 51 
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      | Tracking | 
      SXV-H5 on a Vixen 80/640 apo refractor 
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      | Temperature
and humidity | 
      T= from 0 to 20 °C,
RH= from 20 to 50% 
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      | Sky brightness at zenith (with SQM-L) | 
      21.8-22.2 mag/arcsec^2 
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      | Notes | 
      This image is a collaborative effort of the Namibia 2011 expedition. 
Processing: Lorenzo Comolli. Images by: Lorenzo Comolli, Luigi Fontana, 
Giosuè Ghioldi, Emmanuele Sordini. 
M13 was imaged by Giosuè Ghioldi with the same telescope and camera from the Northern hemisphere. 
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