Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo Minor (LMi)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3486
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NGC 3486, Bob Rucker
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NGC 3486

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NGC 3486, Bob Rucker
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NGC 3486

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Clear skies continue to be few and far between but that past 2 evenings were an exception. Even though the moon is at searchlight level brightness, I decided to forge ahead and image NGC 3486. Processing was a challenge due to light gradients and both the star field and colors were lackluster from the absence of dark skies. The crop ended up being pretty big in order to eliminate some of the objectionalbe gradients. Hopefully the Arizona desert will see a return of our normally clear nights.

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NGC 3486, Bob Rucker