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This is my best image taken this year, the Elephant Trunk Nebula
Taken through my Esprit 100 with my QHY268 mono camera and Optolong 6.5nm Narrowband filters, on my Ioptron CEM70 mount.
It’s a total of approx 3 hours of 5 min subs. Hope you like
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Scopes: Meade 8" LX90 (deforked), Skywatcher Esprit 100, Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED.
Mount: Ioptron CEM70G on an Astro Engineering Steel Pier.
Cameras: QHY268c, QHY268m, ASI178mm.
Filters: Optolong L-Pro 2” Optolong UV/IR 2”, Optolong 3nm 36mm Ha, OIII, SII + Optolong 36mm LRGB.
Accessories: Televue 2.5x Powermate, ASA f7.5 SCT FF/FR, Esprit 100 flattener, QHYCW3 36mm filter wheel, Pegasus Ultimate Power Box V2 with Motor focuser, Deep Sky Dad Motorised Flats Panel.
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Very nice image. Nice detail and contrast in the lower part of the trunk.
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Wonderful image! Great work!
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Beautiful image Stewart. My vote for TSS APOD.
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Congratulations Stewart on having your image selected as our TSS APOD!

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Congrats on the APOD Stewart, a great image for sure! Well deserved :D

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Excellent image. Congratulations on the APOD.
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Wow, thanks all, I just noticed this, totally unexpected, I just wanted to show an image as I am new here, and I get APOD…I’m well chuffed….
Thanks again…😃😃
Scopes: Meade 8" LX90 (deforked), Skywatcher Esprit 100, Skywatcher Evoguide 50ED.
Mount: Ioptron CEM70G on an Astro Engineering Steel Pier.
Cameras: QHY268c, QHY268m, ASI178mm.
Filters: Optolong L-Pro 2” Optolong UV/IR 2”, Optolong 3nm 36mm Ha, OIII, SII + Optolong 36mm LRGB.
Accessories: Televue 2.5x Powermate, ASA f7.5 SCT FF/FR, Esprit 100 flattener, QHYCW3 36mm filter wheel, Pegasus Ultimate Power Box V2 with Motor focuser, Deep Sky Dad Motorised Flats Panel.
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Fantasic image and congrats on a well deserved APOD
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it is very well deserved, this image is magnificent, well done and thank you
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Lovely colour and contrast!
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Beautiful rendition! Congrats on your best image (so far this year)and congrats on the APOD.
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