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Thanks very much Emil, delighted to be shortlisted.

My image below made the shortlist😀

If you can stretch the budget this would be a great purchase. Open to offers too.

That looks great Mariusz, you must be pleased. Well worth the upgrade from your dslr.

Beautiful, unique image. Well worth the time invested.

Much appreciated Rodd.

Beautiful Triffid Peter, I just looked up that camera and it's a good thing I was sitting down, serious kit.

Thanks Padraic. Glad you like it, thanks.

I'll still be getting one, easier to hide than a new scope😇🤣

Thanks Peter, IIRC I decided to image this after seeing your beautiful image of this region.

I captured these photons in September/October but I couldn't get an image I was happy with until I tried again a few days ago. Still feel it's a little murky looking and I had to be very heavy handed with the noise reduction. Having said that I think it was worth the effort in the end and it's not often seen in rgb. Shot through an Epsilon 130 with an Asi2600mc 130*180 second subs rgb gain 100 130*180 second subs Ha with the Stc Duo filter gain 100 Processed in APP, PI and PS. Richard.

This may be of interest to some. https://www.takahashiamerica.com/blogs/product-announcements/takahashi-announces-extenders-for-the-epsilon-130d/ I wasn't expecting the 130/180 to also get extenders and I certainly wasn't expecting them to cost so much😬

I'm the same, back garden is too small so this was the best option. Some pics below.

Thanks Peter.

Yes the mount is outside all year round and is protected by one of these. https://www.firstlightoptics.com/telegizmos-telescope-covers/telegizmos-365-scope-cover-for-8-9-fork-mounted-scts.html It's a great cover but there can be a little moisture on the mount at times. No worse than what you might expect on a humid night. Dew shield works very well, no need for anything else.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/dovetails-saddles-clamps/stellamira-universal-losmandy-style-dovetail-bar.html I had an aluminium plate made to fit the Tak rings then bolted that to the losmandy bar linked above.

Thanks, and good luck with your scope when it arrives.

Nice Goran, that bright star deserves a close up too, looks like it's surrounded by nebulosity.

Thanks Paul, glad you like it.

Nicely demonstrated, would I be correct in assuming that the effect is greater when imaging closer to the celestial poles?

I'm assuming polar alignment is the dominant factor here as I had a fair amount of rotation between the three panels, I was forced to crop more than I would have liked as a result.

That's pretty cool.

Another fine image from Galway.😃

You're going to have to name your Rasa the IFN Hunter. That's some very feint stuff you're getting in very short integration times. Nicely done.

Very nice M51, you had a very fruitful weekend.