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Well this was a true battle. Many versions and revisions, but this is the best I could do. I took 55 subs in RGB at 2 minutes exposure length each, and 72 Has at 4 minutes exposure time. The whole affair was difficult because of a 97.4% illuminated moon, just south of this object - on the 21st. There was so little RGB to use because of the moonlight, and whilst the Ha faired well, it was still a struggle - normally anything above 75% moon starts to push the limits, even though it is potentially doable. The problem is, I have so few nights these days, that I end up imaging at times when I would not do so under normal circumstances. So, this took a while and I did my best with an imaging time of 6 hours and 38 minutes. Happy new year everyone...

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