Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Orion (Ori)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2112  ·  The star 56 Ori  ·  The star 59 Ori  ·  The star 60 Ori

Image of the day 02/02/2023

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LDN 1622 (BoogeyMan Nebula) and NGC 2112, silversilk

LDN 1622 (BoogeyMan Nebula) and NGC 2112

Image of the day 02/02/2023

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LDN 1622 (BoogeyMan Nebula) and NGC 2112, silversilk

LDN 1622 (BoogeyMan Nebula) and NGC 2112

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My daughter and I captured this target by dragging my gear up to the top of Haleakala where we were at 10k feet under bortle 1 skies.  It was truly a night to remember.  I also decided to push my exposures up to 8 min subs.  The goal here was two fold. 1) pick up the detail on this already fainter target. 2) See if longer exposures are able to swamp out more read noise.  I believe both goals were met here. 

To be honest, having the ability to drive up the mountain with in an hour to be above the cloud belt under bortle 1 skies feels like cheating.

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LDN 1622 (BoogeyMan Nebula) and NGC 2112, silversilk