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M8 - Lagoon Nebula, Leela.Astro.Imaging
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M8 - Lagoon Nebula

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This is only 3h24 of OSC data taken from coastal SW Portugal.  The NW sea breezes that come in can play havoc with seeing, but the little belt-modded HEQ5Pro coped admirably well.  The FWHM stats were in the 3-5 range (!) because of the winds (the scope & mount were also v exposed) so I was pleasantly surprised when this image still emerged.  As long as the moon is not out, the skies are breathtaking - and in fact so clear that when the moon is out, forget-about-it.

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M8 - Lagoon Nebula, Leela.Astro.Imaging

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Cloudy Nights
ZWO ASI 294MC PRO

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DSO (wide-field)