Image acquired from my driveway in suburban West Knoxville with bright Moon in the sky.
 

Astro-Physics 1200 GTO mount with Takahashi FSQ 106. SBIG ST 10XME CCD with CFW-8a
3nm Custom Scientific Hydrogen Alpha pass filter.

HaGB : Ha=(7 x 1800sec)  G=B=( 120sec x 15 )
Gralak's Sigma used for all  combines

High resolution version

High Resolution H-alpha Channel

 Guiding with onboard guider chip.
Acquisition and calibration in Maxim DL/CCD,  color synthesis in Photoshop.
 

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