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UPDATEDThe Heart and Soul Nebulae Takahashi FSQ-106EDX4 with 461MM camera
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California nebula like you've never seen it (NGC 1499)
Started By moonbeam on 10/6/2025 3:57:47 PM CST 		1 reply
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QHY Mini Cam 8 - First Light!
Started By spazmagi on 8/5/2025 10:20:34 AM CST 		2 replies
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Takahashi Epsilon 160ED and ATIK 16200 M31 Andromeda galaxy
Started By moonbeam on 8/22/2025 11:06:52 AM CST 		1 reply
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Guide Scope vs Off-Axis Guiding in Astrophotography
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Outside tonight, clear in the Ozarks finally!
Started By moonbeam on 5/20/2025 8:47:51 PM CST 		0 replies
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A normal Orion and friends with the Takahashi FSQ 106-EDX4
Started By moonbeam on 12/23/2024 6:55:36 PM CST 		0 replies
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Started By moonbeam on 12/7/2024 11:30:54 AM CST 		0 replies
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Started By moonbeam on 10/5/2024 3:52:45 PM CST 		0 replies
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10/5/2024
Andromeda Oxygen Arc - anyone else ever found it?
Started By moonbeam on 9/1/2024 3:47:19 PM CST 		0 replies
1,983 views
9/1/2024
18 hours of Veil Nebula wide field
Started By rharris on 8/9/2024 11:50:45 AM CST 		1 reply
2,213 views
8/9/2024
Elephant's Trunk Nebula with my Takahashi FSQ-106-EDX4 and 2600MM
Started By rharris on 7/18/2024 7:04:59 PM CST 		1 reply
1,658 views
7/18/2024
M27 Dumbbell Nebula with a Takahashi FSQ106EDX4 instrument
Started By rharris on 7/13/2024 4:20:50 PM CST 		0 replies
1,684 views
7/13/2024
What filters to use for astrophotography, narrowband: how narrow is too narrow?
Started By rharris on 7/1/2024 8:23:21 PM CST 		0 replies
1,789 views
7/1/2024
NGC 6888 Cresent Nebula in SHO hubble, or HOO?
Started By rharris on 6/1/2024 7:04:02 AM CST 		1 reply
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