Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)
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Sh2-240, erdmanpe
Sh2-240
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Sh2-240

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Sh2-240, erdmanpe
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Sh2-240

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A two panel mosaic, in an attempt to capture the thin tendrils of the incredible Sh2-240, with a sufficient field of view to include the entire object. I did long integrations to build enough signal so that the filaments could be seen as the intersections of bubbles of expanding gas, with the thin gossamer gas shells themselves silhouetted against the background. I also tried to retain the various dark nebulae in the field by keeping the dynamic range high. Log stretch and unsharp mask in Maxim.

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Sh2-240, erdmanpe