Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Norma (Nor)  ·  Contains:  NGC 6164  ·  NGC 6165
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Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165), Igor Chekalin
Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165), Igor Chekalin

Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165)

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Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165), Igor Chekalin
Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165), Igor Chekalin

Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165)

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Description

89 hours 26 minutes of exposure, taken between April 2023 and August 2023 on the balcony in Brisbane (light polluted Bortle 7-8 sky)
EQ6 Pro, TAL250K (10" Klevtsov) with 0.7x NPZ reducer/corrector Mk2, Camera ASI2600MM T=-10°C, Filters Antlia 3nm narrowband set and ZWO RGB.

HORGB (HO for nebula, RGB for stars layer)
Exposures( 89h 26m )

R: 67x2 ( 2h 14m )
G: 257x2min ( 8h 34m )
B: 269x2min ( 8h 58m )
Ha: 114x20min ( 38h 0m )
OIII: 95x20 min( 31h 40m )

*Strong horizontal h-alpha gradient was intentionally suppressed to reveal all Ha clouds along all frame without sacrificing dynamic range and contrast.*

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    Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165), Igor Chekalin
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  • Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165), Igor Chekalin
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B

Title: Starless Version

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Dragon's Egg on the Blue Doily (NGC6164 and NGC6165), Igor Chekalin