Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cepheus (Cep)  ·  Contains:  LBN 495  ·  Sh2-136  ·  VdB141
The Ghost Nebula (vdB 141), Nico Carver
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The Ghost Nebula (vdB 141)

The Ghost Nebula (vdB 141), Nico Carver
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The Ghost Nebula (vdB 141)

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I've been really into reflection/dark nebulae recently, and want to get better at capturing and processing them. Can't wait for summer to dig back into Cepheus. This one has always fascinated me, and so was one of the first objects I shot with the Askar 130PHQ (1000mm f.l. at f/7.7). The data isn't perfect here since I'm still getting used to imaging at 0.78"/px when I'm used to a more forgiving 1.6"/px. I captured this data back in October and made a quick video for Halloween. Just returning to it now and using some of the fun new tools like: BlurXterminator, SPCC, GHS, and Siril 1.2 beta. I tried to preserve the subtle variations in the colors of the dust while adding enough contrast to make the ghost nebula the star of the show.

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The Ghost Nebula (vdB 141), Nico Carver