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Messier 37 with Hidden Nebula, Antoine Grelin
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Open cluster M37 in RGBHA (13 hours), revealing the faint planetary nebula IPHASX J055226.2+323724, very rarely photographed. This nebula is the oldest planetary nebula found. I shot HA completely at random and without really expecting much, as I had no idea there was a nebula hiding in there until I combined the channels. It is only after doing some research that I realized it was only recently studied, and only one or two pics of this nebula could be found online, both taken just a few months ago!

Full blog post: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/blog/m37-open-cluster-in-auriga

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Messier 37 with Hidden Nebula, Antoine Grelin