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Sharpless 2-91 in Cygnus, JustinWall
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Sharpless 2-91 in Cygnus

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Sharpless 2-91 in Cygnus

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Could be confused as part of the Veil (also in Cygnus), but this is a fainter and much older supernova remnant that dates back around 30,000 years ago. The entire SNR would be an interesting mosaic project, but would be quite large as it covers 3ºx4º of sky.

I started shooting this in the backyard and then completed with more data collection at my remote observatory, where the final image really benefitted from the darker skies.

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Sharpless 2-91 in Cygnus, JustinWall