NGC3576 and NGC3603

[RAC]

Nice and clear last night so i got to leave the scope running and get some sleep. This is 3 hours 5min on a subject i only found on the net yesterday. It may not be my last processed version of it because i made some holes in the bright stars somehow.

Guided in ra only.

37x5min subs + 46 darks @ ISO1600,

Modded 1000D @ -3degC

skywatcher 8in f5 reflector.

Baader MPCC.

CLS-CCD LP clip in filter.

Stacked in DSS and processed in PI and Lightroom.

Big version here.

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[SJJ]

Very nice looking image, well done.

[cloudbuster]

thats a corker! must put that target on my wish list!

[cloudbuster]

uh....just realized where this was taken from...duh!!!

[RAC]

I'm going to have to rename this the Dragons Head Nebula.

A more stretched version.

And a crop of the dragons head.