NGC 40	½ minute (1 x 30s)
A single MX5-C raw frame (unsquared at 500x290) -- only the colour synthesis has been done. This particular frame was #15 in a sequence of 40. Some frames have a slightly brighter background, some darker. SCOPE: 10" f/6.3 LX-200. LOCATION: Oshawa, Ontario. DATE: 2000 October 4/5

NGC 40	18½ minutes (37 x 30s)
After stacking 37 30-second images, the image was squared (500x373), then cropped (loss of field due to field drift). A high pass filter was applied, and an 8-bit screen stretch was performed.