Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)
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Simeis 57 Widefield (Propeller Nebula) 110GTX, Chris White- Overcast Observatory
Simeis 57 Widefield (Propeller Nebula) 110GTX
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Simeis 57 Widefield (Propeller Nebula) 110GTX

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Simeis 57 Widefield (Propeller Nebula) 110GTX, Chris White- Overcast Observatory
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Simeis 57 Widefield (Propeller Nebula) 110GTX

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Finally... finally.... FINALLY, I was able to get out and image after three months of rain, storms, mosquitos, etc... 

The moon was almost full so I finished dialing in the image train on the 110GTX for spacing and tilt and started collecting data in Ha on the Propeller Nebula.  I am really impressed with this telescope.  I think Roland hit the ball out of the park with the 110, and I am able to get excellent stars all the way to the extreme corners with the IMX455 "big" chip.  This sensor is a true torture test for optics, and the user for mitigating tilt and spacing.

I hope to get a few more nights in the next week or so to collect Sii and Oiii and make a color image of this region. 

My initial impressions of this scope is that it is the ultimate widefield imaging astrograph.  Congrats AP on another world class release!

Image is full resolution, with no cropping.

EDIT-  Color version added.  There are some really interesting structures in O3.  The is a small object near the bottom just left of center that is only in O3.  Also, opposite of the propeller there appears to be a very large supernova remnant.

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Simeis 57 Widefield (Propeller Nebula) 110GTX, Chris White- Overcast Observatory