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Fins Up - The Shark Nebula, JustinWall
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Fins Up - The Shark Nebula

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Fins Up - The Shark Nebula

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As a fan of Jimmy Buffett, I was looking for a target after he passed and the shark seemed like the logical choice. Fortunately the moon was dark enough and the weather cooperated for me to obtain a decent amount of data on this dark nebula. It was a real chore to process though, made even more difficult by some sort of reflection that is showing up in LRGB subs which I have not been able to find the cause. 

Overall, I was very pleased with the result and feel like it showed a little more than the usual sharks I see... The hydrogen shown by red (especially in the lower left) was a nice surprise as well as some additional dust around the (dorsal fin?) This may be my favorite image I've done thus far.

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Fins Up - The Shark Nebula, JustinWall