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This is one of my favorite images. I took it with my NexStar which is not supposed to be used for astrophotography at the modest f/10, but here we are. It gave me a lot of motivation to keep on shooting despite the frustrations that come with astrophotography :)

Scope: Celestron NexStar 8SE (2032mm, f/10)

Mount: Juwei 17

Camera: ASI 2600MC Pro at -10°C

Filter: Optolong L-Ultimate 3nm

Guiding ASIAIR Plus in ASI 120MM

Integration: 168x300s (14h)

PixInsight steps: GraXPert, SPCC, BlurX, StarX, NoiseX, Hist stretch, Narrowband Normalization, Curves, MLT, Local Hist Eq, NoiseX, Add stars with PixelMath

Affinity Photo steps: Levels, HSL, Brightness/Contrast

Vrhnika (Bortle 4-5), 9. and 10. November 2025

Scope: Askar FRA400 (400mm, f/5.6)

Mount: Juwei 17

Camera: ASI 2600MC Pro at -10°C

Filter: /

Guiding: ASIAIR Plus in ASI 120MM

Integration: 60x15s, 120x90s (3,5h) + calibration

Processing: PixInsight, Affinity Photo

Krvavec (Bortle 4), Slovenia, 19. december 2025