Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lacerta (Lac)
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Sh2-126 Gecko Nebula, Carastro
Sh2-126 Gecko Nebula
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Sh2-126 Gecko Nebula

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Sh2-126 Gecko Nebula

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I have had this target booked marked for several years and this is about my 5th attempt to image it (the others having been abandoned).
I live in Bortle 8 and never seem to get a chance to get to a dark location at the right time.

I used an Idas LPS LP filter instead of Luminance and also did shorter subs than i would in a dark location as it blew out the sensor.

Atik460EX and William Optics ZS71 on HEQ5
Idas filter (Lum) 450sec subs x 32  = 4 hours
Ha 6 x 600 secs 
RGB total of 1 hour combined (binned)
Taken over 3 nights 
Total imaging time 6 hours.

Would still like to try it at a darker location at some point.

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  • Sh2-126 Gecko Nebula, Carastro
    Original
  • Sh2-126 Gecko Nebula, Carastro
    B
  • Final
    Sh2-126 Gecko Nebula, Carastro
    D

B

Description: Cropped out red Satellite trail along top edge.

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Sh2-126 Gecko Nebula, Carastro