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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) Final Version, Capturing Ancient Photons

The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) Final Version

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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) Final Version, Capturing Ancient Photons

The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) Final Version

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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) or Rim Nebula

This concludes my very first multi-session multi-exposure multi-site project on a specific target. 5 nights of imaging, 3 from my backyard (Bortle 5 423 x 300s), and 2 from a dark site (Bortle 1 45 x 1200s) totaling 50.25 hours integration time.

Shot through the mighty lil Skywatcher Evostar ED80 on a SkyWatcher HEQ5 Pro mount using a ZWO ASI071MC Pro OSC cooled to only @-5C and an Optolong L-Enhance DuoBand filter. Stacked and processed using PixInsight and Photoshop CC

I am really pleased at how the lil ED80 and HEQ5 Pro have performed on this project and for the last 7 months on my astrophotography journey. I have since upgraded to an NEQ6 Pro with a Rowan Astronomy belt mod. A scope upgrade could be in the works too in the near future

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The Fighting Dragons of Ara (NGC 6188) Final Version, Capturing Ancient Photons