The Shark Nebula, Edmund Georgii
The Shark Nebula, Edmund Georgii

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Optik / Mount: 180 Epsilon f2.8 , Alt-5 FS2

Camera / Filter: ZWO ASI 6200 MM Pro Mono, Astrodon LRGB ca. 15 hours (sub 300 LRGB all 2bin )

Date 15 September 2020

Complex of an interstellar dust with resemblance to a shark. Complex contains few interesting objects, LDN 1235, VdB 150, VdB 149 and distant galaxy PGC 67671 hidden behind interstellar dust.

LDN 1235 Lynds Dark Nebula is actually located in the upper left corner of the image, but the vast nebula complex that stretches throughout this image bears an uncanny resemblance to a shark, thus it is commonly referred to as the “Dark Shark Nebula”. However it is also known as the “Howling Wolf Nebula”, so feel free to take your pick.

LDN1235 was determined to be about 672 light years away from Earth.

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The Shark Nebula, Edmund Georgii