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  • Tulip Nebula

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    The Tulip Nebula – SH2-101 Data collected July 2025 using H-alpha+OIII filter and a SII+OIII filters. Equipment used: AT86EDQ OTA (602mm f7) QHY533C astro camera Optolong L-eXtreme filter (H-alpha+OIII)(9.3 hours) Askar D2 filter (SII+OIII) (16.9 hours) iOptron GEM28 mount

  • Wizard Nebula

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    The Wizard Nebula – Sh2-142 Data collected Oct 2025 using H-alpha+OIII filter and a SII+OIII filters. Equipment used: AT86EDQ OTA (602mm f7) QHY533C astro camera Optolong L-eXtreme filter (H-alpha+OIII)(13.8 hours) Askar D2 filter (SII+OIII) (16.7 hours) iOptron GEM28 mount

  • Cygnus Wall

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    The Cygnus Wall Image collected September 2025 using an H-alpha+OIII filter with 10.3 hours of total integration time. The Cygnus wall is a portion of the North America Nebula (NGC 7000). Equipment used: Astro Tech AT86EDQ OTA (602mm f7) QHY533C astro camera Optolong L-eXtreme H-alpha+OIII filter (10.3 hours) iOptron GEM28 mount

  • Fish Head Nebula

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    NGC 896, Fish Head Nebula Data collected Oct 2025 using H-alpha+OIII filter and a SII+OIII filters. Equipment used: AT86EDQ OTA (602mm f7) QHY533C astro camera Optolong L-eXtreme filter (H-alpha+OIII)(21.9 hours) Askar D2 filter (SII+OIII) (20.4 hours) iOptron GEM28 mount

  • Crescent Nebula

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    The Crescent Nebula (NGC6888) Image was collected in July 2025 with 14.93 hours integration time using the Optolong L-eXtreme HA-OIII filter. Equipment used was: AstroTech AT86EDQ OTA  QHY533C camera iOptron GEM28 mount Optolong L-eXtreme HA-OIII filter N.I.N.A. was used as the collection software and Pixinsight was used to process the image.

  • Rosette Nebula in SHO

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    The Rosette Nebula Image was collected in Jan 2025 with 18.4 hours integration time using HA-OIII filter, and 18.5 hours with a SII-OIII filter. Equipment used was: AstroTech AT86EDQ OTA QHY533C camera iOptron GEM28 mount Optolong L-eXtreme HA-OIII filter ASKAR D2 SII-OIII filter N.I.N.A. was used as the collection software and Pixinsight was used to…

  • Horsehead Nebula

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    The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas Image collected Oct 2025 with 17 hours of total integration time. Equipment used: AstroTech AT86EDQ OTA with 0.8 EDQ reducer (482mm f5.6) QHY533C camera iOptron GEM28 mount Optolong L-eXtreme HA-OIII filter Horsehead and Flame Nebulas Horsehead Nebula Image below was collected from Jan 23rd to Feb 2nd, 2025 with 20…

  • Soul Nebula

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    The Soul Nebula – IC 1848 Image was collected from Nov 5th to Nov 15, 2024, with 45 hours total integration time. 12.2 hrs with HA-OIII 33 hrs with SII-OIII Equipment used was: Redcat 51 telescope QHY533C camera iOptron GEM28 mount Optolong L-eXtreme HA-OIII filter ASKAR D2 SII-OIII filter N.I.N.A. was used as the collection…

  • Triangulum Galaxy

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    M33 – Triangulum Galaxy Collection Dates: Oct 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 2024 Optolong UV-IR filter: 579 subs @ 120 seconds Optolong L-eXtreme filter: 221 subs @ 240 seconds Equipment used: Redcat 51 QHY533C iOptron GEM28 Williams Optics Uniguide 120/32mm ASI120MM Mini NINA, PHD2

  • The Heart Nebula

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    The Heart Nebula – IC 1805 Image was collected from Sept 21 to Oct 2 with 55 hours total integration time. 24 hrs with HA-OIII 31 hrs with SII-OIII Equipment used was: Redcat 51 telescope QHY533c camera iOptron GEM28 mount Optolong L-eXtreme HA-OIII filter ASKAR D2 SII-OIII filter N.I.N.A. was used as the collection software…