Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Monoceros (Mon)  ·  Contains:  IC 2177  ·  M 50  ·  NGC 2286  ·  NGC 2323  ·  NGC 2335  ·  NGC 2345  ·  Part of the constellation Canis Major (CMa)  ·  The star 11CMa  ·  The star 19Mon  ·  The star 20Mon  ·  The star Muliphen (γCMa)  ·  The star Sirius (αCMa)  ·  The star θCMa  ·  The star ιCMa  ·  The star μCMa
Sirius & Seagull Nebula Region, Jan Curtis
Sirius & Seagull Nebula Region
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Sirius & Seagull Nebula Region

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Managed a lot of frames before high clouds ended session. Taken at f/5.6.

Any idea what the BLUE Reflected Nebula is just right of NGC 2311 near top of this image? By rotating image, I now suspect this BLUE is a flare artifact from brilliant Sirius.

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Sirius & Seagull Nebula Region, Jan Curtis