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[galacticinsomnia]

I've been adding data on and off since August for this.  Tree's and homes blocking my view leaves me with very short windows of opportunity to capture this area of the sky.

Sharpstar EDPHII 61ED Triplet with Orion Flattener for Small Refractors +8mm Spacer (a total of 81mm measured back focus).

52@2min iso1600
50@2min iso3200
Canon M6ii-FullSpectrum Modified, Lenhance Filter, NO Calibration Frames, Dithered Every 4th
Svbony 305pro guidecam and Svbony 106, 60mm guidescope.
Platesolved, PHD2 multistar, APT, Stellarium on iOptron CEM25p Mount.
Run remotely on a $120 mini PC running windows10.
Stacked and Lightly Processed in Siril and PS.

 

here is a crop at almost 100%

Edited by galacticinsomnia, 13 September 2021 - 05:28 PM.

[licho52]

I am looking to capture this duo but it will be next year as they give very little time each evening to capture them.

[galacticinsomnia]

I am looking to capture this duo but it will be next year as they give very little time each evening to capture them.

It is a great target and one of my firsts, so it is kind of special to me. 
If you have goto mount it may be it to do 30min of exposures or whatever while you can, but as it gets closer the horizon we get a lot more atmosphere that isn't particularly good.  Don't hesitate if it provides you an opportunity.

I highly recommend the target. 

Clear Skies !!

[Tim J Fowler]

One of my favorite areas of the night sky. It's a shame we don't get to see/image it in the winter months