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NGC6946
The Fireworks Galaxy

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SV152 Refractor @ f/6
Riccardi 0.75x Reducer SBIG STF-8300M  
Atik EFW2 Filter Wheel Astrodon LRGB Filters Losmandy G11 Gemini 2

L=9x10min RGB=10x10min each 
Total = 6.5hrs 
This is the first image with the SV152 LZOS triplet refractor. This was a test to see whether my mount could handle the significant weight of the scope. After tweaking the guiding parameters I think the mount proved capable of handling this beast!