Second Place: Mark Arelt

M3/M25 Region

• May 7, 2000, 7:40 & 8:40 U.T. from Greene Co., PA. site.
• Digital color/contrast balancing and combination of two exposures.
  a). 45 min. with a primary blue gel filter.
  b). 31 min. with a nebular filter.
• Chilled Ektachrome Elite II 400 ASA/ISO
• Prime focus of guided 400mm refractor at f/5