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Finally a clear night for imaging! 4 hours of exposure data throughout the night. I was up until almost 4am making sure I didn't waste a rare clear night here in the bayou!

Western Veil Nebula aka The Witch’s Broom, part of a large supernova remnant 1470 light years away. Astronomers think it happened between 3 and 6 thousand BC.

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IC1805 the Heart Nebula. Exposures taken over the last two nights.

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A Wizard in the Night

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NGC7000 North America Nebula in bi-color.

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Solar imaging on March 28th.  Added a comparison of my image to the solarmonitor’s image.