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Some others have total exposures of up to 60 hours on this target which is not attainable for me. However, Carole Pope's recent nice reprocess of this target with only 5+ hours total exposure was the inspiration to give it a try. It reminds me of a lion's head with the body of a small dog wearing blue pants! Hope you enjoy it.

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Wow, that is beautiful Steve. Outstanding coloration and nice blue pants!
I’m amazed and excited that you were able to snag this beauty in a reasonable amount of time.
It looks to be pretty dim as SkySafari shows no image. This target is in a great part of the sky for me though. Just poor skies now (for awhile) and a foster pup that is serious taking up some time.

A fine image for sure Steve! Very well done!
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STEVE333 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 10, 2022 7:35 amIt reminds me of a lion's head with the body of a small dog wearing blue pants!
OMG, that is exactly what it looks like! Great image, Steve!
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Well done Steve, it's a tricky target I found, glad you got it and that I gave you the inspiration to try.

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Excellent capture on a very difficult target. Special kudos this one, Steve.

And I love the blue-blue pants.

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Wonderful image! Great job, Steve!
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Nice work Steve, love the coloration. I thought the same thing first time I imaged it, big head of a lion on a dog!
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Now that has inpact - well done Steve!
Last edited by Greenman on Sun Jul 10, 2022 6:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Lol, love your description, and i do see it. Beautiful capture.
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Fantastic image Steve. I love your processing and description of the image.
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Congratulations Steve on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD!

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Thanks Gordon. My first time imaging this target. Over time I hope to get much more data on this one.

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wonderful and magnificent details and colors , thx
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Well done Steve. Congrats on the APOD.
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Very nice! Congrats on your APOD recognition.

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That's amazing Steve!
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Congratulations for the TSS APOD award.

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