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 A
            beautiful pairing of the planet Saturn and the open cluster M44
            in Cancer rising after evening twilight in the eastern sky. The
            top image conveys the visial appearance using the wide angle,
            and the lower image zooms in to show the cluster details.
 

Instrument:  17-40mmL Canon Lens with 10D at ISO400
Platform:    Robotic Barndoor
Exposure:  10 mins
Filters:  NONE
Location:  Payson, Arizona
Elevation:  5100 ft.
Sky:  Seeing 5/10, Transparency: clear
Outside Temperature:  35F
Processing: Photoshop CS
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