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36 x 300 secs.

ASI1600mm with ZWO 7nm HA filter with a 98% full moon

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very well done, the depth is superb. thx.
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Nice closeup Steve. Love how the NB imaging controls the stars.

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Nice work Steve. Beautiful image!😀
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Beautiful and crisp image Steve! I’ll be that it would look cool in mono.
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Juno16 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 1:26 pm Beautiful and crisp image Steve! I’ll be that it would look cool in mono.
It was a mono shot with some added color. :D


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Mac wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 2:20 pm
Juno16 wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 1:26 pm Beautiful and crisp image Steve! I’ll be that it would look cool in mono.
It was a mono shot with some added color. :D


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Really nice!!!

The detail is superb and the stars wonderful!
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Great pic Steve with some wonderful detail.
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Congratulations Steve on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD!!

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Smashed it again Steve, you can almost fall into the detail. Congrats on the APOD.
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Gordon wrote: ↑Thu Dec 03, 2020 5:35 pm Congratulations Steve on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD!!

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Congrats Steve on winning the APOD for today.
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Wonderful! Well done, Steve!! Congrats for APOD!
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VERY NICE Steve!!! Congrats!!!!
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Hello Steve. I love the color, details, and contrast in your great Pelican Nebula image. Thanks for putting this up on here Steve, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award today.
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Been out of action for a while ... trip to the US. Congrats on the award.

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Great image, Steve. Congrats!
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