Hi all - this is my first proper
telescopic deep sky object in about 18 months. I've basically given up on getting out under dark skies (for a while at least) so decided to invest in an Optolong L-pro filter and try imaging from the Bortle 7 skies where I live.
This image was therefore a bit of a test - this object is probably more suited to narrowband imaging (Ha blend at least) but anyhow here it is.
4.6 hours with a modded Pentax K-5iis through a Skywatcher 190mm Maksutov Newtonian & Optolong L-Pro filter. Getting a decent colour rendition was quite a challenge but at least I didn't have nasty gradients to deal with.
I'm rather rusty with all of this so happy for some C&C.
Higher res (HD+) here:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/4d3152/0/?real=&mod=