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Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne
It's a faint one that's for sure!
Nice work though Andy  especially from Melbourne.
Love your rooster comment! 
Cheers,
Justin.
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Thanks Justin, glad you saw the humour in the situation
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Originally Posted by jjjnettie
It's a faint one alright. Just keep adding to it and eventually the noise will go away and the detail will pop out.
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Thanks JJJ, I'm not known for my patience at this time of the year, but perseverence will pay off in the end...
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Originally Posted by RickS
If it helps, I'm still struggling to pull a decent halo out of IC 5148 after 38 hours of OIII. There's always someone with a bigger whinge 
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Thanks for putting some perspective on this Rick, I'll pull my head in now
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Originally Posted by Rod771
Don't be too hard on yourself Andy  IC 4603 would be a very big challenge imaged from the city or suburbs. I imaged it at IISAC this year and even at a dark site like Lostock the subs were coming up very faint.
It can be done with a OSC ,however a dark site and lots of integration time would help. Just make sure Antares doesn't photo bomb your field with streaks and reflections 
Here's a three minute sub from IISAC, even taken with the Hyperstar at F2 it's very dim.
Keep at it 
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Hey Rod, mmmm Hyperstar f2 now you're talking
Cheers everyone, really appreciate your support and comments.
Andy