This object is a faint molecular cloud located in the constellation of Pegasus at a declination of +15 degrees.
My friend Kurt
imaged this object, or at least attempted to, a few weeks ago. The result indicated that this obscure, rarely imaged object is very faint and probably not a good imaging target. So I thought, this is right up my alley, let’s give it a shot!
Obviously I should have used more than my usual 5 hours of integration for this dim object. The results are, as Sigga would say, “not great”, but it was fun to try to see what was there. As Ron says, sometimes it is chickens, sometimes feathers!
The highlight of this image for me is all of the tiny galaxies in the background, as indicated in the Astrobin mouseover. The best ones for me are the two spiral galaxies at upper right, PGC 70516 and PGC 70477. I also like the bright double star at the bottom.
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