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Thank you Dunc.

Thanks. That would be a great project 👍 Thank you. I don't know what the blue is but I don't think it's Oiii.

Thanks, glad you like it.

Hi all, These data were captured over 6 nights, beginning on the 09/12/23 and finished on the 14/01/24. 18.4 hours in 120 second subs at gain 100, using my Asi2600mc. 3 panel mosaic, shot through my Takahashi Epsilon 160ed and mounted on an AzEq6. Capture software was SGpro, stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, processed in PS,APP,PI. Topaz denoise. Hope you like it, Richard.

Very nice, that Seahorse looks 3d.

Love this, great detail in the Pacman and the dust is the icing.

I really like this especially the little dusty bits and you've controlled Gamma Cas very well.

That's very nice indeed.

Nice, very sharp detail.

Is it not the Squid data you sent me for the image below?

Thanks Adrian, it's a target that needs lots of data to stretch hard.

I believe I recognise that Squid data!

Thanks Adrian. The stack was a little grey in the dust but a boost in saturation and a slight increase in the cyan part of the reds really brought out that reddish brown.

Hi all, unfortunately very little imaging for me over the past year and a half, so i'm delighted to be back at it. These data were captured over 5 nights, beginning on the 15/12/22 and finished on the 4/12/23. 17 hours in 180 second subs at gain 100, using my Asi2600mc. Shot through my Takahashi Epsilon 160ed and mounted on an AzEq6. Capture software was SGpro, stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, processed in PS,APP,PI.Topaz denoise. This is one of my favorite regions of the night sky, I've imaged it many times and hopefully I've done it justice. NGC 1333 is a reflection nebula located 1,000 lightyears away in the constellation Perseus. The nebula lies on the edge of a large star-forming region and contains hundreds of stars that are as young as less than one million years old. Regards, Richard.

My first image for a while. Part of the North America Nebula in Cygnus. This is 3.6 hours in 120 second sub exposures. Imaged through an Epsilon 160 with an Asi2600mc. Data were captured using Sgpro and processed using Astro Pixel Processor, Photoshop and Pixinsight.

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Thanks Jody. It was well worth the effort adding the duoband data. Really brought out the reds and blues. Thanks again Gorann.

Hi All, this is the Wolf's Cave Nebula in Cepheus. Wolf's Cave was first discovered photographically by August Kopff, an assistant to Max Wolf, and announced by Wolf in 1908 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1908MNRAS..69..117W. It lies at a distance of about 1,400 ly from Earth. The red in the background is from an Snr. Over 5 nights between April and May I managed to collect about 14 hours of rgb and 5 hours of HaOiii using my duoband filter. Asi 2600mc through a Takahashi Epsilon 160ed mounted on an AzEq6. Processed in APP, PI and PS. Richard.

Delighted to be runner up to @gorann's wonderful image. Thanks Martin and judges.

This is the Wolf's Cave Nebula. Data captured 24th and 27th of March 6 hrs in 180 second subs Takahashi Epsilon 160ed Asi2600mc Richard.

3 panel mosaic in Hargb Takahashi Epsilon 160 with a Zwo Asi2600mc Taken over 6 nights from early February to early March. Total exposure time is just shy of 20 hours. The Ha was captured using a duoband filter in 300 second subs at gain 100 and the rgb was 180 seconds at gain 0. Richard.

Much appreciated, thanks.

Great colour in the California and you got some of the lovely dust in the background too. Well worth the effort.

Much appreciated, It's a super area to image. Thanks, well worth the investment, your 2400 would suit it well I think. Hi Anne, many thanks and CS for you too. Thanks Colm, It lends itself well to this field of view.

Thanks Juno. Thanks Padraic, I've wanted to capture that for quite a while now.