Imaged from my  backyard observatory in Knoxville, TN
 

~0100 UT January 18, 2005

( first quarter moon )

Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 ED @f/4  with custom robofocus
  ST 10XME CCD /CFW-8a/ binned 2x2
 

True Balance RGB filters
R=G=B = 180 sec ( 9 min )
 

180 sec exposure through blue filter
 

Machholz observation on January 15, 2005

Machholz closeup on January 9, 2004
 
 
 

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