Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Lacerta (Lac)  ·  Contains:  The star 12 Lac  ·  The star 13 Lac  ·  The star 8 Lac
"Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB, Håkon Hammer
"Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB
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"Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB

"Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB, Håkon Hammer
"Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB
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"Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB

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One of the toughest images I've had to process to date, I think it turned out alright in the end! This is one of the larger emission nebulae in the sky, yet seemingly unknown to many.

Data captured on several nights between mid September to mid October, ~36h exposure in HaLRGB.

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    "Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB, Håkon Hammer
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    "Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB, Håkon Hammer
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Title: Ha+L starless revealing lots of background galaxies.

Description: StarXTerminator by Russell Croman @rcroman doing incredible work of removing every star in the image and keeping the galaxies.

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"Draped in Hydrogen" — Sh2-126 & LBN 437 (Gecko nebula) in Lacerta, HaLRGB, Håkon Hammer