Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Auriga (Aur)  ·  Contains:  20 Aur  ·  20 rho Aur  ·  LBN 768  ·  PGC 168836  ·  PGC 168838  ·  PGC 168840  ·  PGC 168841  ·  PGC 168842  ·  PGC 168871  ·  PGC 168873  ·  PGC 168877  ·  PGC 168878  ·  PGC 168880  ·  PGC 168886  ·  PGC 168891  ·  PGC 17023  ·  PGC 2166456  ·  PGC 2206805  ·  Sh2-223  ·  The star ρ Aur
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Sh2-223 in Auriga, in HaOO/RGB, darkdesertdome
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Sh2-223 in Auriga, in HaOO/RGB

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Sh2-223 in Auriga, in HaOO/RGB

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I've wanted to shoot this target for a while now, and finally gave it a try this winter.  Taken under Bortle-bad skies in my suburban backyard with the Optolong L-eXtreme filter, my C11 EdgeHD, and the Hyperstar lens, combined with unfiltered RGB stars.  This thing is really dim, much dimmer than I expected, and it was a real bear to process.  I think it turned out pretty cool despite the challenge, though.  Even so, this one is probably better suited to dark sky treatment to pull out the dimmest detail.

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Sh2-223 in Auriga, in HaOO/RGB, darkdesertdome