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Hi Some images from the last months: Messier 3 Data and higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/m3-2019_05_11.htm Messier 53 and NGC 5053 Data and higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/m53-2019_04_21.htm the galaxy cluster Abell 1367 Data and higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/abell1367-2019_02_06.htm Cancer galaxy cluster Data and higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/cancer_gal_cl-2019_02_27.htm Where this images are located in the night sky you can find here: http://www.distant-lights.at/image_maps.htm Thanks for looking Thomas

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Hi NGC 918 is a little spiral galaxy in the constellation aries. It is heavily obscured by galactic cirrus. exposure time: ~20h Moravian G3-16200 ASA 10" Astrograph, ASA DDM60, no guiding more data and higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/ngc918-2018_10_11.htm Thomas

Hi A colorful, but rarely imaged region in the constellation Cepheus ASA 10" Astrograph, ASA DDM60 Moravian G3-16200 total exposure time ~33h more infos and higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/lbn496-2018_10_4.htm Best Regards Thomas

Hi Two open clusters and a small reflection nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia Info and higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/vdb6-2018_10_6.htm Best Regards Thomas

Hi Mike I know, the ImageSolver is annoying sometimes. For this short focal length try another star catalog , maybe "TYCHO-2" and reduce the Limit magnitude to 10 Under "Advanced Parameters" use "Polygons" as Alignment algorithm see the attached screenshot Hope it works now Thomas

Hi Mike I have written a tutorial about that: http://www.distant-lights.at/tipps/MosaicPlanning_PixInsight.pdf The ImageSolver script you'll find at Script - Image Analysis Mosaic Planner in Script - Utilities Thomas

A very nice collection of great images! Thomas

Thanks for your nice comments! Thomas

This could be done very easy in PixInsight with the MosaicPlanner script: screenshot from wikisky.org, pasted in PixInsigh as new image ImageSolver script for astrometry MosaicPlanner script for the tiles and coordinates Best Regards Thomas

Hi 2-panel mosaic of the area around NGC 7129 42h Halpha and 39h 40min LRGB with Moravian G3-16200 ASA 10" Astrograph, ASA DDM60, no guiding more data and zoomable, full resolution image: http://www.distant-lights.at/ngc7129-2018_08_16.htm Thomas

Thanks Christer!

Hi A very interesting, but rarely imaged HII region in Cygnus 2-panel mosaic with ~31h total exposure time Moravian G3-16200 ASA 10" Astrograph ASA DDM60, no guiding higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/lbn380-2018_07_23.htm Thomas

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Wow, thats great! Nice details and colors Thomas

Hi Collinder 399 (Cr 399) is a random grouping of stars located in the constellation Vulpecula. It is known as Al Sufi's Cluster or Brocchi's Cluster. The brighter members form an asterism also known as the Coathanger. In 1931, Swedish astronomer Per Collinder listed it in his catalogue of open clusters. The group was considered to be a cluster for many years, but a study in 1970 concluded that only 6 of the brightest stars formed an actual cluster. Several independent studies since 1998 have now determined that this object is not a true cluster at all, but rather just a chance alignment of stars. 2-panel mosaic ASA 10" Astrograph ASA 3" Wynne-Corrector ASA DDM60, no guiding Moravian G3-16200 total exposure time: ~19h More data and higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/cr399-2018_08_10.htm Thomas

A beautiful compsition, very nice! Thomas

Thanks for your comments! Thomas

Thanks for your kind comments! I get such extraordinary targets from different forums or websites and collect them in my imaging list. One example: Antonios website ... Thomas

Beautiful images, my favourite is also the second one, but the starless version looks very nice Thomas

Hi A very colorful nebula region in Perseus 2-panel mosaic ASA 10" Astrograph ASA DDM60 Moravian G3-16200 Total exposure time: ~33h higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/ic348-2017_10_16.htm Thomas

Hi A small HII region in Cassiopeia, about 1.5° north of Ruchbah, which causes the diffraction pattern at the bottom ASA 10" Astrograph ASA DDM60 Moravian G3-16200 Total exposure time: ~15h higher resolution: http://www.distant-lights.at/sh2-187-2017_10_18.htm Thomas

Wow! Very nice details! Thomas

For only 3 hours of RGB it's a very nice image. Very promising ... Thomas

Thank you, Mark!