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Beauty in Monoceros, Andre Vilhena
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Beauty in Monoceros

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January this year has been kind to astrophotography, at least here in Portugal. Therefore, I had the opportunity to shoot several deep sky regions and, fortunately, one of my preferred ones, which I show in this photo.
In it, a deep Ha region containing the Cone Nebula, Foxfur Nebula and also the Christmas Tree Cluster can be seen. In contrast with these intricate nebular structures, a large and amorphous Oiii cloud permeates the region, lending a blue haze to the landscape.
This complex is relatively close to Earth, at about 2,300 light year, in the constellation Monoceros, right next to the famous Orion region.

I hope you enjoy.

Photo taken at Barcarena, Portugal (Bortle 7-8 ) from 18th to 24th January, 2022.

Ha: 150 x 5 min
O3: 110 x 5 min
RGB: 3 x 20 x 1 min
Total integration: 23 hours

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