Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  LBN 441  ·  LBN 445  ·  LBN 449  ·  LBN 453  ·  Sh2-129
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Ou4 Giant Squid Nebula and SH2-129 Flying Bat Nebula, Eric Smith
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Ou4 Giant Squid Nebula and SH2-129 Flying Bat Nebula

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Ou4 Giant Squid Nebula and SH2-129 Flying Bat Nebula, Eric Smith
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Ou4 Giant Squid Nebula and SH2-129 Flying Bat Nebula

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Located in the constellation of Cephus, a bright red hydrogen alpha gas forms the shape of a flying bat and lying within, is the very faint blue Giant Squid shaped nebula.  Located 2,300 light-years from Earth, the Flying Bat spans 8 full moons.This project spanned 13 nights imaging from December 4 2021 until January 12 2022.  The total imaging time of 28 hours was barely enough to pick out the very faint details of the Giant Squid and will be an on-going project to develop more details in the image. I will revisit this challenging target next year adding sulphur II and RGB to give it more natural detail in the stars and nebula.Location: Gérgal, Almeria, Spain. Bortle class 4.5

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Oiii 218 x 300s = 18 Hours
Ha 129 x 300s = 10.75 Hours

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Ou4 Giant Squid Nebula and SH2-129 Flying Bat Nebula, Eric Smith