Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)
LDN 1251 from a Red Zone, Jonathan Piques
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LDN 1251 from a Red Zone

LDN 1251 from a Red Zone, Jonathan Piques
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LDN 1251 from a Red Zone

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This is my pointless attempt at imaging a dark nebula from my reeeedddd zone of a backyard. There's a *reason* I usually shoot narrowband, and this is it. Still, I was curious just how bad it would be. I ended up getting a bit more detail than I originally anticipated, and it was a fun challenge to process, though it's still mighty noisy from the gradient removal I had to do. I think I'm safe to do the occasional reflection nebula, but I think I'll save the real wispy faint stuff for when I can be under darker skies.

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LDN 1251 from a Red Zone, Jonathan Piques