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Boogeyman nebula (LDN 1622) and M78, DoubleStarPhotography
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Boogeyman nebula (LDN 1622) and M78

Boogeyman nebula (LDN 1622) and M78, DoubleStarPhotography
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Boogeyman nebula (LDN 1622) and M78

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Between darkness and light there is only a thin red line some say.....but they apparently have never seen Barnard's loop! ;-)

LDN 1622 aka the Boogieman Nebula (see on the left side of this image),  is a dark molecular cloud that is just under 10 light-years across in size. The Boogieman Nebula is surrounded by the intense hydrogen gas of Barnard’s Loop.  Close by and on the other side of Barnard's loop,  is another fascinating deep-sky object the reflection nebula Messier 78 (M78), where new stars are being being born.  Open star cluster NGC2112 appears as well at the very bottom of the image.

Imager's Note: This is my second image using the Optolong L-Quad Enhance filter and first image captured using just it.  The filter continues to perfrom well, and while it doesn't eliminate light pollution, I certainly am noticing it controlling it to a good extent and reducing gradients significantly.  I also decided to try moving to 10 minute subs for this image and am so glad I did!  The signal to noise ration in the subs is significantly higher in the subs and again the light pollution gradients are well controlled even at those exposure times.

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