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IC 1284: Twiddlebug., Brian Boyle
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IC 1284: Twiddlebug.

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IC 1284: Twiddlebug.

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Description

Thanks to @KiwiAstro for first drawing my attention to this small (but perfectly formed) nebula nestled between the Swan and the Trifid nebula. 

Now reprocessed from scratch with a much better result.  The layers of dark lanes around IC1284 are rather lovely.

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Description: Re-processed from scratch. New WBPP, RC Astro tools, Bill Blanchand's star reduction script and much tighter crop all help to give a much better result.

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IC 1284: Twiddlebug., Brian Boyle