| Object: | M40 |
| Type of Object: | Double Star |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Date: | June 19, 2006 |
| Time: | About 11:PM MST |
| Camera: | FLI IMG 1024 |
| Scope: | Tak Mewlon 300 |
| Mount and Guiding: | Paramount, Unguided |
| Location: | New Mexico Skies |
| Times: | L: 2 X 15 sec, RGB: 2 X 15 sec |
| Calibration: | Maxim DL |
| Combining: | MaximDL |
| Processing: | LRGB Combine in Photoshop CS Levels and Curves in PhotoshopCS |