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M106 widefield, Ron Crouch
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M106 widefield

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M106 widefield, Ron Crouch
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M106 widefield

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Since I set up the Nexdome last September the little TMB LOMO 80mm has not been on the mount. I decided it was time to at least get it into shape now when some larger objects swing around in a couple of months. This is 162x180 subs with about 1 hour each color (RGB) and 88 subs for a bit over 4 hours with CLS luminance. Many of the frames were acquired with a significant moon in the sky. Image is cropped showing roughly 1/2 of the FOV. The imaging plan was setup for the 945mm FL newtonian so this 377mm composition could have benefited froma bit of a shift. At 8.1 hours total the image is just shy of the normal "fun to process threshold for RGBL". I might add more luminance if the clouds go away this week.

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M106 widefield, Ron Crouch