From: "milton_aupperle" <milton@outcastsoft.com>

Date: December 24, 2011 10:46:45 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Christmas Crab

Hi Folks;

Despite intermittent clouds / haze and poor seeing (FWHM measured at 5 to 6 arc seconds), I managed to image M1 last night:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astro_IIDC/files/DSO/M1_ChristmasCrab_20111223.jpg 

1625 mm focal length in the 8" RC scope, 16 minutes Luma, 4 minutes Red, Green and Blue Astrodon filters. Auto Guided with Astro IIDC and a Flea camera.

Merry Christmas...

Milton Aupperle