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vdB9 - LDN 1355 (The Helping Hand), Colm O'Dwyer
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vdB9 - LDN 1355 (The Helping Hand)

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vdB9 - LDN 1355 (The Helping Hand)

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The Helping hand imaged from a dewy backyard. I have heard this region can be challenging, but the OSC, fast mirror and Bortle 7 sky turned out OK for this first pass. It's really a nice form of pareidolia. Wish I had better and darker skies to see the bright reflection nebulosity around the hand feature, it looks fascinating. I shoot over three LEDs street lights for this part of the sky, but it rotates around polaris at a reasonable altitude giving a full night with a very early meridian flip.

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    vdB9 - LDN 1355 (The Helping Hand), Colm O'Dwyer
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vdB9 - LDN 1355 (The Helping Hand), Colm O'Dwyer

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