Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  LBN 704  ·  LBN 705  ·  LBN 706  ·  NGC 1491  ·  Sh2-206
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The Fossil Footprint NGC 1491 (HSO mod./RGB), Robert Shepherd
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The Fossil Footprint NGC 1491 (HSO mod./RGB)

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The Fossil Footprint NGC 1491 (HSO mod./RGB), Robert Shepherd
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The Fossil Footprint NGC 1491 (HSO mod./RGB)

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NGC1491 in HSO/RGB

This emission nebula can be found rather close to lambda Per in the constellation of Perseus.
Surely there are more spectacular targets out there. Nevertheless this project was interesting for two reasons.
As the Nebula has very soft features and no dramatic contrast, I tried to play with the colour pallet to make things a bit more interesting.
The other aspect was the core: Sii and Oii are rather weak, except for in the core area - here there is "to much" of everything. The challenge was to balance the overwhelmingly bright features with the very dim surrounding, dominated by Ha.

Enjoy & Clear Skies
Robert

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The Fossil Footprint NGC 1491 (HSO mod./RGB), Robert Shepherd