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The Fireworks Galaxy

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I’ve never been happy with the images I’ve taken of NGC 6946, aka the Fireworks Galaxy, even those taken with the big rig. This image is a little better than most I have managed. It’s around 6 hours of integration time, including 75 minutes of narrowband integrations, which didn’t really contribute much to the image. It was stacked and processed in Siril, Affinity, and Topaz.

The Hunter's Supermoon--October 17, 2024

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  This is an image of the Hunter's "Supermoon" on Octover 17, 2024. It was processed from the best 10% of frames from a 70-second AVI. Stacked in Autistakkert and processed in Registax and Topaz. Click and zoom to see details.

Comet C/2023 a3 (tsuchinshan-atlas)

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  This is a 5 minute stack (captured over 30 mins or so), which was stacked in Astrosurface, The software did a greaat job of focusing on the comet, allowing us to see the motion of the comet in the star trails.

The Sun on September 11, 2024

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  AR3814 (center of disk) is flaring with X-Class flares.

The Sun on September 10, 2024

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  AR3814 (center of disk) is producing M-Class flares.

The Sun on September 9, 2024

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  Multiple ARs have the potential to produce M-Class flares. Multiple ARs have the potential to produce M-Class flares.