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Amateur astrophotographer images the 'Fighting Dragons of Ara' nebula in 35-hour exposure

A deep-sky imager shares a long-exposure capture of the Fighting Dragons of Ara and the Dragon's Egg Nebula from a remote southern-hemisphere observatory.

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What to know

  • A composite deep-sky image of the 'Fighting Dragons of Ara' and Dragon's Egg Nebula was assembled from about 35 hours of exposure data.
  • The image was captured remotely at the Kagga Kamma Remote Observatory in the southern hemisphere using an Askar SQA85 telescope and QHY268 Pro C camera.
  • The imager processed the data in one-shot-color (OSC) mode and plans to redo the project in mono for potentially improved detail.
  • Full-resolution versions of the image are hosted on Astrobin.

njoker555 Reddit user / astrophotographernaztronomy.com Bluesky user / astrophotographer

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Sep 21Sep 22yesterdaynow · 12:58 AM ET
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    Image cross-posted to Reddit with equipment details

    Reddit user njoker555 shares the same image, noting it was taken at the Kagga Kamma Remote Observatory and detailing the telescope, camera, mount, filter and software used; mentions plans to reprocess the data in Mono mode.

    “This is the Fighting Dragons of Ara from the southern hemisphere (Kagga Kamma Remote Observatory). Almost 35 hours of data. Was done in OSC but we're planning to redo it in Mono.”
    — njoker555
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    Astrophotographer posts 35-hour nebula image on Bluesky

    naztronomy.com shares the completed image of the Fighting Dragons of Ara and the Dragon's Egg Nebula, built from about 35 hours of collected data, linking to a full-resolution version on Astrobin.

    “The Fighting Dragons of Ara and the Dragon's Egg Nebula. About 35 hours of data.”
    — naztronomy.com
    • naztronomy.com

      The Fighting Dragons of Ara and the Dragon's Egg Nebula. About 35 hours of data. See the full res on Astrobin: app.astrobin.com/i/6qvhfi #astronomy #astrophotography #space

      naztronomy.comBluesky3d ago151▲view on Bluesky ↗