Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Scutum (Sct)  ·  Contains:  IC 1295  ·  NGC 6712
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IC 1295 and NGC 6712, LittleGhost

IC 1295 and NGC 6712

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IC 1295 and NGC 6712, LittleGhost

IC 1295 and NGC 6712

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Hunting for this framing from my location was quite an adventure last summer but I couldn't let this planetary nebula slip away . The nebula is rather tiny but I took advantage of the proximity of golden-hued NGC 6712 to accompany the emerald gem of IC1295.

We're looking at the a region close to the heart of our galaxy, 20,000 stars were picked up by the plate solver in this comparatively small FoV.  They are all reddened by the extinction from both dense galactic dust and the thick Earth atmosphere low over the horizon.

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IC 1295 and NGC 6712, LittleGhost