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This was shot over a couple of nights recently. The Ha was limited to 3 hours and the O3 to 4 hours. The humidity was extremely high (water dripping off equipment at end of night) but at least no fog! These cooled cameras with NB filters do an amazing job of rejecting the LP. The moon was over 60% illumination when the O3 was captured.
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I would like for the Tadpoles to stand out more, but, not too bad.

It was a tough transition from DSLR to NB imaging, but, I'm soooooo happy I made the change.

By the way, does anybody else see a dragon in the Flaming Star nebula that is looking right at you? Looks like a dragons head (kind of like an alligator's head with snout) with wings and body behind. Maybe I've just been processing it too long (chuckles).

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18x 600 sec Ha (3 hr), 24x 600 sec O3 (4 hr) [Total exposure 7 hr]
The camera was rotated 90 deg clockwise to get both nebulae to fit in the FOV. Of course this necessitated shooting a new set of Flats.

Hope you like it.

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Really a pretty image Steve!

Well done!
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Great image again Steve.

I see your Dragon. Has he just coughed up the tadpoles or is he just about to eat them?

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Well done Steve, looking really good.

This is a large area, and I had to do it with a 2 pane mosaic, but you seem to have taken it in one frame. Again well done.
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Very nice!! Thanks for sharing.
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really nice work , thx .
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Nice, Steve. I do see the Dragon! I'm ready to follow you further down the rabbit hole and am starting to spec out a narrow band set-up. I'll probably be reaching out to see if I can pick your brain. Right now I'm looking at the 294mm.
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REALLY EXCELLENT Steve! I like both in one shot!
Super Image!!
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Looks amazing! Great work, Steve!!
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carastro wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:58 pm Well done Steve, looking really good.

This is a large area, and I had to do it with a 2 pane mosaic, but you seem to have taken it in one frame. Again well done.
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starfield wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:03 pm Nice, Steve. I do see the Dragon! I'm ready to follow you further down the rabbit hole and am starting to spec out a narrow band set-up. I'll probably be reaching out to see if I can pick your brain. Right now I'm looking at the 294mm.
I'm glad somebody else has sees the dragon! I'll be glad to answer any questions you have about getting started in NB imaging. I'm not an expert, but, have learned some things along the way that might help.

Astrovetteman wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 5:03 pm REALLY EXCELLENT Steve! I like both in one shot!
Super Image!!
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Thanks Tom. This NB imaging is fun and definitely the most productive imaging i've done from my location.

Graeme1858 wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 12:40 pm Great image again Steve.

I see your Dragon. Has he just coughed up the tadpoles or is he just about to eat them?

Regards

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Thanks Graeme. Judging by the expression on his face I think he is about to eat them. I'm glad you see the dragon also.


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Very nicely done Steve :)
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Dear lord Steve, you most certainly have made significant progress from when you first started imaging. Really impressive stuff :)
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Congratulations Steve on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD.

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Congrats Steve - super image!
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Hi Steve. A very nice Flaming Star and Tadpoles Nebulae image. This is a nice wide angle shot, and I love the colors and details in your work. Thanks for sharing this capture with us Steve, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award today.
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Steve,

Just a beautiful image. Great composure. It fits perfectly in your WO 71. Did you need to crop much or is it close to full image?

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Gordon wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 6:04 pm Congratulations Steve on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD.

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Thank you Gordon. I love this forum and the wonderful people who keep it running. Being able to share images here is one of the things I look forward to. Getting this award is much appreciated.

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mbocca wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 8:52 pm Steve,

Just a beautiful image. Great composure. It fits perfectly in your WO 71. Did you need to crop much or is it close to full image?

Mike

Thanks Mike. It's close to full image. I only cropped any misalignment between filters and any dithering artifacts.

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Booooom :), congrats on the APOD :) ;)
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