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Old 30-12-2024, 11:31 AM
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NGC2070 The Tarantula Nebula

Compiled from 170 sixty-second exposures using a Skywatcher Esprit 100mm refractor, an ASI2600MCPro Duo and a ZWO AM5 mount. Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop.
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Old 30-12-2024, 02:01 PM
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Looking good there, Tim.

Just curious - what's the focal length on that Esprit 100? It looks an awfully wide FoV for your scope.

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Old 30-12-2024, 02:30 PM
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Looking good there, Tim.

Just curious - what's the focal length on that Esprit 100? It looks an awfully wide FoV for your scope.

Cheers,
V.
It's 550mm. The image is about a 50 per cent crop.

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Old 30-12-2024, 03:38 PM
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That looks amazing Tim!
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Old 30-12-2024, 03:53 PM
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That looks amazing Tim!
Thanks Leo - I think the more restrained version at:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/tydloo/D/?mod=&real=
looks better.

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Old 30-12-2024, 04:00 PM
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Thanks Leo - I think the more restrained version at:
https://www.astrobin.com/full/tydloo/D/?mod=&real=
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I like this one as well, I have been playing with NGC2070 and found the core hard to keep detail in.
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Old 30-12-2024, 04:37 PM
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I like this one as well, I have been playing with NGC2070 and found the core hard to keep detail in.
I know what you mean - perhaps it is best to keep the exposure length short, at least for a bright target like this one, and the exposure count high. That is what I was after with this attempt - 60-second exposures and a large exposure run. During processing, I tried to avoid boosting the brightness too much.

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