From: "Milton Aupperle" <milton@outcastsoft.com>

Date: December 13, 2008 10:58:03 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: M52 "The Scorpion" Open Cluster

Hi Folks;

I finally got my M52 LRGB image completed tonight:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/files/DSO/M52_20081126_MJA.jpg

I had to shoot it over a 2 week period (Nov 26 and Dec 12), due to

really erratic weather and finished the blue channel up the night

before the full moon.

Brightest star in the cluster is Mag 8 and the faintest stars I'm

reaching are Mag 20 to Mag 21 (Luma channel measured with Astro IIDC).

Have a great X-mas..

Milton Aupperle