JPetruzzi
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In May, I somehow managed to acquire an iOptron Photron 10" truss-tube Ritchey–Chrétien scope, which like most scopes has been backordered in perpetuity. My reward was 3 months of gale-force winds at my observing location, but I FINALLY got to point her at the sky and I'm very pleased with the result. Here's Sh2-101, shot straight-CFA color, besides the usual I did a quick-and-dirty star reduction using Starnet and an inverted range mask. Am going to attempt a starless version at some point. Tech details: scope as above, w/Apex ED-L .65x focal reducer (1300mm f/5.2) and my horribly overworked but valiant CGEM mount, ZWO ASI533MC-Pro w/IR cut, 2h 16 min total integration time. Captured in NINA (love native XSIF support) and processed of course in PixInsight.
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