Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cassiopeia (Cas)  ·  Contains:  The star 12 Cas
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Phantom of the Opera (Sh2-173), Mark Abbott
Phantom of the Opera (Sh2-173)
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Phantom of the Opera (Sh2-173)

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Phantom of the Opera (Sh2-173), Mark Abbott
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Phantom of the Opera (Sh2-173)

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Que up the Andrew Lloyd Webber Overture...

The "Phantom of the Opera" (Sh2-173) is a faint emission nebula in the constellation Cassiopeia that is approximately 8,800 light years from earth.  Light frames were taken at 300" exposures with an L-Ultimate filter and OSC camera.  I also experimented with adding RGB stars.  This was a challenging target due to the very faint Ha signal.

Thanks for looking!

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Phantom of the Opera (Sh2-173), Mark Abbott

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