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The Man on a Vespa- Do look as large as you can.

The Man on a Vespa- Do look as large as you can.
The Man On the Vespa. This is the name I gave its not an official name as I could not find any official name. The riding position is so very distinctive to some one riding a Harley or a Big Race Bike. Any one who has been to Italy and seen them you cant mistake the style of riding.

Vespa Rider

As I am struggling to take a 35 shot panorama of the LMC area and buy enough night clear to do this in good time. I asked Carlos Taylor if he could take the shots for me, as his scope 10" afforded a bigger view than mine.

My shot before any way to rotate... Back in Nov 2024 But I have reprocessed it with what I know now and Learning.

Man on a Vespa - Narrow band.

So this image is all Carlos Taylor apart from the stacking and editing that is all me. This was taken over 15 nights just a few shots each night. They slowly added up to close to 100 shot Ha S O and 30 RGB stars, this was taken pre his main target so it did not interfere with his plans either. A big thank you to Carlos for this and to me a bigger learning curve to get the info and create the final result. Info is from one of his photos as I know this is what he uses, I also use Pixinsight and Photoshop so it is current.
Equipment used:
Skywatcher 10" f4 Newtonian 250P
Skywatcher F4 Aplanatic Coma Corrector
Skywatcher EQ6 Pro
ZWO ASI2600MM Pro Cooled Camera
ZWO Camera Angle Adjuster
ZWO ASI290MM Mini Guide Camera
William Optics 50mm Uniguide
ZWO Electronic Filter Wheel
Antlia Pro 36mm unmounted filters
Ashby Backyard Observatory
Bortle 6
Data acquisition software: NINA Astronomy Software, Starpoint Australis Control Panel
Processing software: PixInsight and Photoshop CC

Chris Bowness, appo-fam, Frans Schols, Mariagrazia Gaggero and 7 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 polytropos
polytropos club
Yes, I can definitely see a similarity.
Great job!
2 months ago.
polytropos club has added
... and you can definitely travel through time! The recording date is AFTER the upload date! :-)
2 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to polytropos club
Carlos Started 10/10/25 last shots 3/11/25 my processing was 5/11/25 posted 5/11/25. Not sure what dates you are seeing. Shots like these are time travel over time and the time of the light you see. Space is such a fascinating place... Many thanks
2 months ago.
polytropos club has replied to Steve Paxton club
Sorry, I just wanted to make a joke.
... but on my screen I see: posted on 04.11.2025 ... hmmm.
2 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to polytropos club
4 th day 11 month year 2025 taken over more days than that End date....
2 months ago. Edited 2 months ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Extraordinary capture!
2 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to William Sutherland club
There are so many interesting things in space, many thanks
2 months ago.
 Mariagrazia Gaggero
Mariagrazia Gaggero club
straordinarie fotografie
2 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Mariagrazia Gaggero club
out in space there is so many things that we cant even believe is out there.
2 months ago.
 Chris Bowness
Chris Bowness club
Fantastic capture and thanks for comparing it with the Vespa. I would have never have seen it, but it is so similar!
2 months ago.
Steve Paxton club has replied to Chris Bowness club
Chris I am lucky I spent time in Italy and you just cant miss them they are every where. I am grateful for Carlos being able to capture the data slowly so he was not put out. Like to get that name out in space If i could but that may be asking way too much.. Glad that you like this one of my fav Nebula's.
8 weeks ago.

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