This is a combination of 5 images, each of 120 seconds The images were taken with a Alta-U9 attached to an Meade LX200R 12" F/10 telescope. Each of the images was corrected with a dark frame and a flat field.
Images were through a Hydrogen Alpha filter.
The telescope was guided with an ST-4K attached to a William Optics Megrez 110mm F/5.95 telescope (The Ian Kanan Adams Pass Telescope).
Full moon and short total exposure means it is noisy. Plus, the streaks on the bright stars is a puzzle as well.
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