Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
LDN 1153, 1160, 1164, and 1165 in Cephus, TriStar Observatory
LDN 1153, 1160, 1164, and 1165 in Cephus
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LDN 1153, 1160, 1164, and 1165 in Cephus

LDN 1153, 1160, 1164, and 1165 in Cephus, TriStar Observatory
LDN 1153, 1160, 1164, and 1165 in Cephus
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LDN 1153, 1160, 1164, and 1165 in Cephus

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First saw this target imaged a couple of years ago, and was really struck by LDN 1165 and 1164 in particular...always looked like a seahorse to me. Made a note to image it at some point. When I began looking at framing option, I saw 1160 and 1153 could add some interest to the field if I framed it so "the seahorse" was off to the left, so that became my goal.

Pretty happy with the end result on this. LRGB becomes more difficult to do well here every year, particularly when it's as warm as it was early this month. Our 25C overnight lows made it difficult at best to get the sensor down to a reasonable temp.

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LDN 1153, 1160, 1164, and 1165 in Cephus, TriStar Observatory