The Elephant Trunk Nebula (narrowband redux) (Eric Solís)

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This is by far my most favorite image I've taken yet! This two-night second attempt at The Elephant's Trunk with the NP127 using the Radiant Ultra multi-bandpass filter and with the MX+ tracking exceptionally turned out beyond my wildest expectations!

I love all of the interesting details in this object and have included some crops that I found particularly enjoyable during the multiple hours I've spent enjoying the image at full resolution. I am also really pleased with the colors, though I still have a ton of catching up to do still on the processing, but it helps that the data comes out incredibly clean from the 6200. Also, I have not thrown out a single 10' sub yet because the MX+ is apparently powered by magic

I hope this brings some of you at least a fraction of the joy, wonder & enthusiasm-for-the-hobby as it has for me!

Clear skies!

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RA (center)	21h37m06s.58
RA (top/left)	21h44m02s.53
RA (top/right)	21h45m15s.78
RA (bottom/right)	21h29m34s.15
RA (bottom/left)	21h29m35s.20

Dec (center)	+57°29′01″.0
Dec (top/left)	+55°55′44″.8
Dec (top/right)	+58°57′11″.1
Dec (bottom/right)	+59°00′35″.0
Dec (bottom/left)	+55°59′02″.4

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