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Latest image capture with SC 3 Pro.
Object: M27 - Dumbbell Nebula
Date(s): 07/02/2017
Location: Duenweg, MO, US
Sky: Clear
Bortle Sky: 5
Telescope: AT6 RC
Camera: QHY 163M
Filter Wheel: QHY CFW2-M (36mm 7 position)
Filters: Optolong 36mm LRGB
Exposure: R = 20 x 120s, G= 10 x 120s, B = 10 x 120s
Reducer/Correctors: .8x APO Reducer
Mount: iOptron iEQ45-GTN
Guider: ASI120MM
Guidescope: Astromania 60mm f/4 guidescope.
Software: SharpCap 3.1 Pro - Alpha Test, Adobe PS CS5, PixInsight
Processing: Captured using SharpCap 3.1 Pro - Alpha Test using livestack with autoflats and darks applied and using Sigma Clip stacking. Processed in PixInsight and adjusted in Photoshop.

Outstanding image plus good capture details to help others.

Dave

This is really superb work, astrnmr. My first attempt at M27 was feeble in comparison but I am working on it.

Comparing your photo to mine, I get a different sense of depth. Do you know of anyone who has advanced the art of combining astrophotos with distance information in order to give a holographic-like experience?

There are tutorials on youtube that discuss creating a 3D fly through using Blender (free download).

Thanks for that, astrnmr. I remember seeing Blender offered for download on my Linux laptop, but I never took advantage of it.