This image was captured over two partly-cloudy nights in August, 2025 and submitted as an Object of the Month entry to the HAL Discord Group. Capture Details:

5h 23m
SII – 36m (6x360s)
Ha – 2h 4m (31x240s)
OIII – 1h 16m (12x360s,1x240s)
UV/IR – 47m (47x60s)

Camera – ASI533 MC Pro
Scope – William Optics Z61 with flattener for f5.9 @ 360mm
Mount – EQM35
Guiding – Askar OAG with ToupTek IMX290 mono planetary camera
Filters – Svbony 5nm S,H,O, & UV/IR
Acquisition – N.I.N.A.
Stacking and Processing – Pixinsight, GraXpert

I was initially not pleased with the results, and didn’t even show it to anyone. But when I saw it was the OOTM I decided to try (for the first time) deconvolution. I need to work on using it more skillfully, but I learned that with enough TLC after the fact can bring a lot out of sub-par data. I was pretty pleased with it in the end, I just needed the push that came from the social aspect added by HAL, so thank you!