Southern Cross (Crux) from the suburbs

Visible in the frame are OC the Jewel Box and the Coal Sack.

IMAGING DATA
Optical train: Telephoto lens SMC Takumar 6x7 75 mm f4.5, stopped at 6.3, with IDAS LPS filter.
Mount: Meade LXD75
Guiding: AP130GT + SPC900NC + PHD
Camera: Canon 1000D (modded)
Frames: 8 lights, 2 min. ea. at iso800 plus 28 lights, 3 min. ea. at iso800, calibrated with 30 bias/darks/flats.
Processing: DSS + PI LE + MaximDL + PS + Canon DPP
Place: Gral. Pacheco, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Date: 2011-06-09 and 10
Seeing and Transparency: average/average.

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