Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cancer (Cnc)
Abell 31 / Sh2-290 / PK 219+31.1, Chris Sullivan
Abell 31 / Sh2-290 / PK 219+31.1
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Abell 31 / Sh2-290 / PK 219+31.1

Abell 31 / Sh2-290 / PK 219+31.1, Chris Sullivan
Abell 31 / Sh2-290 / PK 219+31.1
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Abell 31 / Sh2-290 / PK 219+31.1

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I originally shot Abell 31 in January of 2018 around the same time I first shot Sh2-224 with my refractor. I considered both of them 'filler objects' while I was waiting for my main targets - the Horsehead and M42 - to rise. I even started three of those four targets on the same night. As a result, I didn't give either Sh2-224 or Abell 31 the sky time they deserved. I set out to rectify that this winter and have already uploaded my new version of Sh2-224. While I think there's room for improvement on both targets, I do think I did a significantly better job this time around thanks to the longer integration (not to mention the ability to use my OIII from my first attempt on Abell 31) and much better processing techniques.

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