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NGC 6914 Reflection and Emission Nebulosity, psparkman
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NGC 6914 Reflection and Emission Nebulosity

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NGC 6914 Reflection and Emission Nebulosity

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I really love the beauty and complexity of this region.  The reflection nebulosity set against the Ha/Hb background gas makes for a colorful image.  It is interesting exploring around this image to see how stars are lighting up and shaping the surrounding gas and dust.  When I originally set up the imaging plan for this image, I was going to collect some Ha.  But I got some LRGB first, and when I looked at a quick RGB combination I realized that the Ha was not needed and would have probably needed to be toned down to prevent it from overwhelming the subtleties of the dark dust and blue reflection areas.

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NGC 6914 Reflection and Emission Nebulosity, psparkman