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Jeffrey Horne
Nashville, TN, USA
11/09/2021
01:00 am

Equipment Details:

Imaging telescope: TPO Ultrawide 180

Imaging camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ6R-PRO

Guiding telescope: ZWO Mini Guide Scope

Guiding camera: ZWO ASI290MM Mini

Software: Pleiades Astrophoto PixInisight, Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor, ZWO ASIAir Pro, Photoshop CC

Filters: Optolong L-Pro 2'', Optolong L-eXtreme 2"

Accessory: ZWO AsiAir Pro

Post-processing Details:

Calibrated and stacked in Astro Pixel Processor. Stretching, noise reduction, and star removal in Pixinsight. Star recombination and final touches in Photoshop.

Image Details:

The Cosmic Question Mark, taken from our backyard in Nashville, TN over the course of 7 nights. A total of 50 hours of exposure time.⁣

A reminder to always stay curious. :)⁣

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