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                                                                                                         M 2 

                                                                                                         M 2

                        Equipment:        StarLight SXV-H9, Meade 12" GPS, Optec NexGen WideField 0.5X F/R

                        Filters:              Astronomik Type II W/IR block Red, Green, and Blue filters

                        Binning:            2X2

                        Time:                L 10X30sec, R 6X30sec, G 6X30sec, B 6X30sec,  Total 14 min

                        Date:                Aug 14, 2004

                        Process:            Taken with AA3. Aligned and combined with MaxIm DL. Finished with PS 6.

                        Magnitude:        6.5

                        Distance:           37.5 KLY 

                        Constellation:    Aquarius (The Waterbearer)