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LDN 1235 - The Dark Shark Nebula, Darius Kopriva
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LDN 1235 - The Dark Shark Nebula

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LDN 1235 - The Dark Shark Nebula

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The Shark Nebula is made up of interstellar dust, which is so thick it hides most of the light from behind it. Dark nebulae like this one are often difficult to process because they are extremely faint, and are difficult to bring out from the background medium due to how dark they are. These deep sky objects are also almost colorless, so you really cannot enhance any of the individual colors throughout the image.

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LDN 1235 - The Dark Shark Nebula, Darius Kopriva

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Dark Nebula
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