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Hi All,
Finally had a chance to get the old telescope out. I usually image from my brothers as I don't have enough clear sky from home. Had a nice clear night and once the 1/2 moon set was even better. Here's a few of the Live Stacks I got. You can follow the links to Flickr to get full resolution and more details.

Equipment:
RC 6 with Astro-Physics CCDT67 reducer. This steps down from f/9 1370 mm to f/6.7 1032 mm
IDAS D1 LPS filter
ZWO ASI294 MC Pro -10c
Exposure is usually 30 seconds at 300 gain except M 101 was 60 at 300 gain
Using master flat and dark
SharpCap v3.2.6232 64 Bit Live Stacking
iOptron CEM60 mount
Stellarvue 50mm Guide Scope with ZWO ASI290 MM guide camera + PHD2
Live stacks edited in Photoshop for crop, color balance, noise reduction. Tried new noise reduction plugin for PS DeNoise AI from Topaz Labs

M101 PS Edit Stack_64frames_3840s by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

M27 PS Edit Stack_64frames_1920s by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

NGC6960 PS Edit Stack_68frames_2040s by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

IC5070 PS Edit Stack_87frames_2610s by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

IC1396 PS Edit Stack_67frames_2010s by Black Wikkett, on Flickr

Thanks for having a look
-Chris

Welcome back Chris. I like the M101 and M27.

Dave

Wow! You were up late. The Elephant's Trunk Nebula (IC 1396) is northeast of Deneb!
Great work.

Brian

Beautiful stars, color and clarity. Nicely done, Chris.

Bruce

Thanks for your kind words. I think the Topaz Labs DeNoise AI is working great. I'm currently using the 30 day trial and hope to get some more shots before it runs out. These images are around the 30 min of capture time except for M101 which was an hour. One shot color + SharpCap + 5 minuets in Photoshop can make a result I'm happy with.

-Chris