My biggest project yet: LBN 788, nine panels, 27 hours (Arnie)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Taurus (Tau) · Contains: 44 Tau · 52 Tau) · 59 Tau) · IC 360 · The star 62 Tau · The star 95 Tau · The star Alkalbain I (φ Tau · The star Alkalbain II (χ Tau · The star p Tau

My biggest project yet: LBN 788, nine panels, 27 hours, Arnie

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Link: http://www.starrynightimages.com/lbn788.htm

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My biggest project yet: LBN 788, nine panels, 27 hours

Link: http://www.starrynightimages.com/lbn788.htm

Here is another in my continuing series of the Taurus Molecular Cloud. While certainly not my longest exposure to date, this is certainly my biggest in terms of sky coverage. This is a nine panel mosaic of Lynds Bright Nebula 788 and a whole bunch of Barnard dark nebulae ( Barnard 7, 10, 14, 15, 19, 22, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218 and 220). The field of view is almost nine degrees across. When I print this one it's going to be almost five feet wide!

The link under the image above is to a full-size zoom-able version on my website.

Lynds Dark Nebula 788
2023-10-19 - 2023-11-14
Astronomy Acres, Rodeo, New Mexico
SharpStar 150HNT2.8, f.l. = 420mm, f/2.8
QHY268C
540 x 180 second exposures (27 hours, 9 panels of 3 hours each)

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