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Old 08-02-2023, 09:51 AM
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strongmanmike (Michael)
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Eta Carina and the Mystic Mountain

Had some excellent seeing again (FWHM 1.4"-1.8") over the weekend up at Eagleview but with the Full Moon it limited my target choice .

Full Moon was not ideal for collecting OIII and normally I would wait for less Moon to be in the sky but being such a bright object and the restricted field of view, something useful was kind'of achievable, just to provide some colour variation.

I think the good quality seeing and its consistency, is making me feel that I need a finer image scale than 0.84"/pix to take better advantage of it......not anytime soon though I am afraid, it would cause a divorce...

Happy with the outcome but after lots of fiddling and tinkering/variations, I couldn't choose a favourite version or faming...so, here are three

Eta Carina and The Mystic Mountain

Ha Only

Eta Carina and her Keyhole

The Homunculous

I know its a well imaged target but I hope you like it none the less

Mike
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