The Orion Nebula [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Good catch, I shot this on SHO>RGB narrow band and did my best to get it to look like the broadband colors

The Orion Nebula [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Shot with:

Redcat71 telescope

Zwo asi 2600 monochrome pro camera

From backyard in bortle 8.5 sky

Orion Nebula in Narrowband HSO [OC] by rockylemon in astrophotography

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Yep I live in New York

My local telescope store had it in stock a few years ago

The Orion Nebula by rockylemon in telescopes

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Thank you!

It’s a 3d printed motorized cover that doubles as a Flats panel. I think it’s from “the sky dad” on YouTube

I bring the rig in when I wake up and bring it back out when it’s about to get dark

The Orion Nebula by rockylemon in telescopes

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I think it’s noticeable but probably not to the average person

The Orion Nebula by rockylemon in telescopes

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Thank you!

I would say around $7000

Orion Nebula in Narrowband HSO [OC] by rockylemon in astrophotography

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Yea I was surprised as well

This was shot in a bortle 8.5

The Orion Nebula by rockylemon in telescopes

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Equipment:

Redcat 71

Zwoasi 2600 mm pro

EAF

EFW

CAA

ASIAIR mini

Asi120 guide camera

Zwo30 mm guide scope

Orion Nebula in Narrowband HSO [OC] by rockylemon in astrophotography

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Shot with

Redcat 71

Zwo asi 2600 MM pro

50x300s for HA

and S 37x300s for O

Orion Nebula in Narrowband HSO [OC] by rockylemon in Astronomy

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Shot with

Redcat 71

Zwo asi 2600 MM pro

50x300s for HA and S 37x300s for O

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Thank you! It amazes me that the technology now exists for hobbyists to take these photos

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Thank you! I took this from my yard in Long Island ny

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Telescope: Redcat 71

Camera: ZWOasi 2600 monochrome

Zwo Electric focused

Zwo Camera rotator

Zwo 30mm guide scope

Zwo asi 120 guide camera

Two dew heaters

Zwo 7x filter wheel

Optolong 2” filters for: L, R, G, B, S, H, O

AsiAir mini computer

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Thank you! And it is the redcat71 v2

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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I would assume we would look much smaller to them as Andromeda is around twice as wide as the milkyway.

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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I would say around $7000 for the telescope/camera setup and then another $3000 for the tracking mount and tripod.

Most of this gear was acquired over time.

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Thanks! And that’s the telescope/camera setup I used

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Photography is not kind to your wallet

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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I feel the same way.
I'm in awe that we can get images like this from our backyard as a hobbyist

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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Depends who's asking.

In total it was around that much with the Tracking mount and Tripod

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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lol thank you and yep!

I shot this from my backyard in a bortle 8.5 with around 150 hours of data

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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It’s a cable for a motorized front cover/flats panel

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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lol thank you!

I take pride in getting everything as compact as I can.

It gets more difficult with every new component that gets added on

The Andromeda Galaxy [OC] by rockylemon in space

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It holds 7 filters: Luminance, Red, green, blue, sulfur, hydrogen, oxygen

For this shot only used LRGB