Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Eridanus (Eri)  ·  Contains:  IC 2098  ·  NGC 1667
LBN 917 - a very rare beauty, Rudolf Bumm
LBN 917 - a very rare beauty
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LBN 917 - a very rare beauty

LBN 917 - a very rare beauty, Rudolf Bumm
LBN 917 - a very rare beauty
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LBN 917 - a very rare beauty

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LBN 917 - a dust nebula in Orion with beautiful tiny galaxies in the field. West of the famous witch head nebula.

This image was suggested and captured in close cooperation with Chris Wöhrle.

Thanks, Chris!

To our knowledge, there are only two other published images of this object in comparable resolutions:

https://www.astrobin.com/141408/?nc=user

and

http://downthewormhole.blogspot.com/2011/01/riddler.html

Taken remotely at Sternwarte Mirasteilas, Falera, Switzerland (1288 m)



L 140 x 180 s (7 h)

R 20 x 180 s

G 20 x 180 s

B 20 x 180 s

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