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I was able to capture 5 1/2 hours worth of Sii data last night, the most data I've ever collected in one night! Adding it to the previous Ha and Oiii data produced the image below which has been rotated and slightly cropped. The Sii added some nice depth to the image. The original image was 4656x3520 pixels. The final image is 3287x3287 pixels. North is down in the image and East is left.

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Equipment:
W.O. Star71 telescope, EFW Filter Wheel (8-Position), 3 nm Chroma S/H/O/ filters, ASI1600MM camera (-15C, Gain=140), CEM40 mount, Orion MMAG autoguider, StarLite stepper motor (focusing), Dew Heaters

[Mount/ASI1600MM camera/Filter wheel/MMAG autoguider/Focusing stepper motor all controlled remotely using APT. APT is on a laptop in the house which is connected by a WEme 4-port USB 2.0 extender system with 40 ft ethernet cable to the equipment outside at the end of my mobile home driveway.]

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29x600 sec Ha (4 hr 50 min), 55x600 sec O3 (9 hr 10 min), 33x600 sec S2 (5 hr 30 min, Total Exposure 19.5 hr), Master Dark Frame (24 Darks), Master Flats (30 Flats and 30 Flat Darks for each filter). Dithering on every image.

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Captured with APT, Guided with PHD2, Processed with PixInsight. The new APT Autofocus routine was used for all focusing.

Thanks for looking.

Steve
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Telescope + Mount + Guiding: W.O. Star71-ii + iOptron CEM40 EC + Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider
Camera: ASI 1600MM Pro + EFW Filter Wheel + Chroma 3nm Siii, Ha, Oiii + ZWO LRGB Filters
Software: PHD2; APT; PixInsight ***** My AP website: www.steveking.pictures
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Wonderful image! Crisp with beautiful colors. Great work again, Steve!
Thanks for sharing.
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Wow amazing Steve thanks for sharing
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exquisite image , fine processing , thx .
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That’s a beauty Steve! Excellent processing. The addition of the Sii data really refined the detail and the colors of the SHO palette really stand out. Congrats, well done!
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Cameras: QHY268M/C, QHY183M/C, ASI290MM
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Well done Steve!
I've been enjoying APT's auto focus routine as well.

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Beautiful image, love the color contrast!
Image Cam: Canon 6D (Ha mod), 600D (Stock), SVBony SV405CC
Image OTA: EvoStar ED80, WO Z73, C8-A XLT
Mount: EQ6-R Pro Pier, AZ-EQ5 Pro Pier
Guide OTA: Orion 60mm, WO 32mm, ZWO OAG, SV501P
Guide Cam: ZWO 120mm, 290mm mini
EAA OTA: Orion ST80
EAA Cam: SVBony SV705C
EP: Baader Hyperion Modular Set
Filters: L-Pro Canon EOS C, L-eNhance, L-Pro, Optolong Ha 7mm, Optolong Oiii 6.5mm, Optolong Sii 6.5mm, ES H-Beta
Session Control: Mini PC/Win11 Pro, APT 4.1, PHD2 2.6.10
Processing: PixInsight, DSS 4.2.6, Adobe PS CC, Astronomy Tools Action Set, Star Spikes Pro
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Wonderful image! Great work, Steve! Thanks for sharing.
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Scopes: newt SW 150/750PDS, dobson SW 150/1200; SW 114/500; TS Photoline 80mm f/6 Triplet APO; SW ST80
Cameras: ASI294MC Pro; ASI1600MM Pro; Atik 314L+mono; Canon 1100D; QHY5III-178m; QHY5L-II-m ; ASI224; Altair GPCAM 290M, GPCAM290C
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Thanks everyone for the nice comments. This may be my favorite processing so far.

Steve
Steve King: Light Pollution (Bortle 5)
Telescope + Mount + Guiding: W.O. Star71-ii + iOptron CEM40 EC + Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider
Camera: ASI 1600MM Pro + EFW Filter Wheel + Chroma 3nm Siii, Ha, Oiii + ZWO LRGB Filters
Software: PHD2; APT; PixInsight ***** My AP website: www.steveking.pictures
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