A widefield shot of the ρ Ophiuchi - Antares region showing red emission nebulae, blue and yellow reflection nebulae and dark clouds and tendrils of gas and dust. At the right, above the bright star Antares, is globula cluster M4 which is the nearest to us.
This image is an integration of 105 x 2 minute subframes taken with a QHY268C OSC camera and a WO Redcat51, Image sequencing was managed via SGP and PHD2, all post-processing was carried out in PixInsight.
Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand

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One of the best known supernova remnants, the Veil nebula in Cygnus is the expanding bubble of gas created by a star which exploded around 21,000 years ago.
A very rare few hours of clear skies in our rainy season allowed me to grab this 3 hour total exposure stack captured on a QHY268C camera and William Optics Redcat scope. I also used the STC astro-multispectra filter. Image capture was managed via SGP and PHD2, all post-processing was carried out in PixInsight.
Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand

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It has been at least a couple of years since my last attempt at M31 and it is an ideal target for my new combo of Redcat51 and QHY268C. This is an integration of 8.5 hours (256 x 120s) data captured on a QHY268C camera with William Optics Redcat51 scope. A luminance filter (UV/IR cut) was used. The mount was a Skywatcher AZ-EQ5. Image sequencing and guiding were managed via Sequence Generator Pro and PHD2 respectively, all post-processing was carried out in PixInsight.
Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand.

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A widefield shot of the Pleiades star cluster taken with a WO Redcat51 and QHY 268C OSC, about 8 hours of data with a luminance filter.
Acquisition was done with Sequence Generator Pro and all post-processing was carried out in PixInsight.
Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand.

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More formally known as Simeis 147, the spaghetti nebula is a supernova remnant in the constellation Auriga, the remains of a star which exploded around 40,000 years ago. It is a very large nebula - filling the widefield frame of my WO Redcat51 + QHY268C system - but, also very faint and this image is a total of over 23 hours exposure. This was my first use of the Optolong L-eXtreme dual narrowband filter and I am very pleased with the result. Image acquisition was controlled via Sequence Generator Pro and PHD2, all post-processing was with PixInsight.
Observed from Prachinburi, Thailand.

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