sometimes you have to try something new :)

as my current telescopes cover sky areas to small for such a relatively large object, i deceided to go for my first mosaik. thx to the post-editing software doing the alignment, i personally think it turned out pretty good :) given the many clear sky nights we had at the end of 2024, i would now rather do three panels to also cover the faint branches on both ends.

camera: ToupTek ATR533C
mount: Skywatcher HEQ5Pro
scope: Skywatcher Esprit ED80

dual narrow band: mosaik of two panels each 70x180sec @gain 100 and 1x1 binning, cooled to -10°C
RGB (for star color): mosaik of two panels each 30x120sec @gain 100 and 1x1 binning, cooled to -10°C

stacking and editing in APP, Siril and Photoshop

shot in two nights at new moon and 5% waxing moon under a bortle 5+ sky

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