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The Bubble and Lobster Claw Nebulae
There's a lot going on in this image! Located between Cassiopeia and Cepheus, the Bubble (NGC 7635) and Lobster claw (SH2-157) are approximately 7-11,000 light years away. Multiple other targets, including star clusters and other small nebulae are also present.
This was a 2 panel mosaic created in just one night. For fun, I used live stacking on the ASIAIR for each target (1 hour for the Bubble and 2 hours for the Lobster Claw) with 30 second exposures at MAX GAIN. I then blended the stacked .fits in Astropixel Processor and, after removing light gradients, processed the image using the RGB combine tool to bring out the color.
RASA 8, ASI 294 MC Pro, NBZ filter. Guiding with ZWO mini guide scope and ASI 224. Eq6r-Pro mount. Captured and stacked with the ASIAIR Pro.
Processed in Astropixel Processor and Photoshop.
Bortle 8

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The Bubble and Lobster Claw n, Michael Shapiro